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Pottery model jars

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[Fifty-three (types a i – a vi) of] ninety-four complete and broken pottery [model] offering jars; red brown clay, wheel-made. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_23-7-13a
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Subsidiary pyramid G III-c, chapel, room 4
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Dimensions
    Height: a i: 5.4 cm; a ii: 5.8 cm; a iii: 5.4 cm; a iv: 5.5 cm; a v: 5.6 cm; a vi: 6.5 cm Diameter: a i mouth: 4.1 cm; a i at 2.2 cm down: 4.3 cm; a ii mouth: 4.8 cm; a ii at 2.7 cm down: 5 cm; a iii mouth: 3.6 cm; a iii at 2.1 cm down: 4.2 cm; a iv mouth: 4 cm; a iv at 2.6 cm down: 4.7 cm; a v mouth: 4.5 cm; a v at .6 cm down: 4.5 cm; a vi mouth: 3.5 cm; a v at 2.4 cm down: 4.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    July 1923

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G III-c

    • Site Name Menkaure Pyramid Complex