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Fragment of alabaster bowl

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2 of 2 • Pottery and alabaster vessels: top row: [G 2120 A] 33-1-12 (= MFA 33.1156, model bowl), 33-1-10 (= MFA 33.1028, model jar), 33-1-11 (= MFA 33.1155.2, one of two bag-shaped jars), 33-1-11 (= MFA 33.1155.1, one of two bag-shaped jars), [G 2180 (= G 4990) A] 33-1-33 (= MFA 33.1043, bag-shaped jar); middle row: [G 2120 A] 33-1-5 (= MFA 33.1025, base fragment), 33-1-14 (= MFA 33.1029, small jar), 33-1-9 (= MFA 33.1027, small jar), 33-1-16 (= MFA 33.1031, base fragment), 33-1-15 (= MFA 33.1030, base fragment); bottom row: [G 2120 A] 33-1-6 (= MFA 33.1026, fragments of alabaster bowl), 32-12-16 (alabaster model jar), 33-1-3 (= MFA 33.1023, alabaster model dish), [G 2160 A] 33-1-8 (bowl with spout), [G 2170 A] 32-12-1 (fragment of alabaster bowl)
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Pottery and alabaster vessels: top row: [G 2120 A] 33-1-12 (= MFA 33.1156, model bowl), 33-1-10 (= MFA 33.1028, model jar), 33-1-11 (= MFA 33.1155.2, one of two bag-shaped jars), 33-1-11 (= MFA 33.1155.1, one of two bag-shaped jars), [G 2180 (= G 4990) A] 33-1-33 (= MFA 33.1043, bag-shaped jar); middle row: [G 2120 A] 33-1-5 (= MFA 33.1025, base fragment), 33-1-14 (= MFA 33.1029, small jar), 33-1-9 (= MFA 33.1027, small jar), 33-1-16 (= MFA 33.1031, base fragment), 33-1-15 (= MFA 33.1030, base fragment); bottom row: [G 2120 A] 33-1-6 (= MFA 33.1026, fragments of alabaster bowl), 32-12-16 (alabaster model jar), 33-1-3 (= MFA 33.1023, alabaster model dish), [G 2160 A] 33-1-8 (bowl with spout), [G 2170 A] 32-12-1 (fragment of alabaster bowl)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2120, G 2160, G 2170, G 2180

Fragment (about one-quarter) of alabaster bowl. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_32-12-1
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2170 A, debris of pit itself
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 8+ cm Diameter: 28 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/28/1932

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2170

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 449, fig. 274, p. 450.