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Fragments of alabaster bowl

Alabaster bowl (A.B. 10); fine grained, wavy lined, white veined; broken in four fragments, incomplete.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.1638.1-4
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT / I 307 sub)
  • Material
    Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions
    Legacy dimension: .076 H. .119 W.
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Previous Number
    11.1638a
  • 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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