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Quartzite model cup from an Opening of the Mouth set

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2 of 2 • Stone model vessels and other objects: top row: [G 2340 (= G 5480) A] 33-2-192 (six alabaster model dishes); middle row: [E of G 2370] 33-3-15 (= MFA 33.1126, fragment of schist bracelet), [G 2347 X (= G 5562 A)] 33-2-156 (= MFA 34.47, one of two), 33-2-157 (= MFA 34.46), 33-2-158 (one of two), [E of G 2370] 33-3-7 (= MFA 33.1121, lid); bottom row: [E of G 2100] 33-2-183 (= MFA 33.1106), [G 2340 (= G 5480) A] 33-2-191, [G 5230 A] 33-1-81, [G 2347 X (= G 5562 A)] 33-2-159, 33-2-158 (= MFA 33.1019, one of two), 33-2-156 (= MFA 34.45 deaccessioned = Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1981.1.8, one of two), [G 4940 B] 33-2-209 (= MFA 33.1115)
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Stone model vessels and other objects: top row: [G 2340 (= G 5480) A] 33-2-192 (six alabaster model dishes); middle row: [E of G 2370] 33-3-15 (= MFA 33.1126, fragment of schist bracelet), [G 2347 X (= G 5562 A)] 33-2-156 (= MFA 34.47, one of two), 33-2-157 (= MFA 34.46), 33-2-158 (one of two), [E of G 2370] 33-3-7 (= MFA 33.1121, lid); bottom row: [E of G 2100] 33-2-183 (= MFA 33.1106), [G 2340 (= G 5480) A] 33-2-191, [G 5230 A] 33-1-81, [G 2347 X (= G 5562 A)] 33-2-159, 33-2-158 (= MFA 33.1019, one of two), 33-2-156 (= MFA 34.45 deaccessioned = Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1981.1.8, one of two), [G 4940 B] 33-2-209 (= MFA 33.1115)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2340 = G 5480, G 2370, G 5562, G 2100, G 5230, G 4940

Quartzite model offering cup. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_33.1019
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2347 X (= G 5562 A), debris of pit itself
  • Material
    Quartzite
  • Dimensions
    Height: 4.4 cm Diameter: 3.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavation number
    HUMFA_33-2-158
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: MFAB_33.1019
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/06/1933
  • Notes
    Two quartzite model cups originally registered as HUMFA_33-2-158; one now in collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFAB_33.1019), one in collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo (EMC_JE_60551).
  • Remarks
    One model cup accessioned as MFA 33.1019
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5562

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Markowitz, Yvonne J., Joyce L. Haynes, and Rita E. Freed. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition. Boston: MFA Publications, 2002, p. 95, cat. 35a.