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1 of 2 • Stone vessels from Menkaure valley temple: alabaster squat jars: A.Sq. 15 (= MFA 11.340), A.Sq. 16
Stone vessels from Menkaure valley temple: alabaster squat jars: A.Sq. 15 (= MFA 11.340), A.Sq. 16
Stone vessels from Menkaure valley temple: alabaster squat jars: A.Sq. 15 (= MFA 11.340), A.Sq. 16

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple

Alabaster squat jar (A.Sq. 15), no ring at top; wavy lined, irregular veins of white; broken and mended, one small piece missing from shoulder.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.340
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT)
  • Material
    Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions
    Overall: 8.8 x 17.7 cm (3 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)

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