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Fragment of alabaster bowl with recurved rim

Alabaster bowl with recurved rim (A.B.R. 8); fine grained, wavy lined; broken and mended, part of upper section only.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.1627
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT / III 12)
  • Material
    Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions
    Height x width: 5.0 x 10.4 cm (1 15/16 x 4 1/8 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. 1908-1910: 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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Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 183, fig. 50, no. 22.