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Fragment of alabaster shoulder jar

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

Alabaster shoulder jar (A.Sh.J. 48), handles modeled on shoulder; fine grained, wavy lined; broken and mended; part of one side only.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.1621
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT)
  • Material
    Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions
    Height x width: 13.1 x 10.5 cm (5 3/16 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. 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)
  • Remarks
    Two jars identified as S.Sh.J. 48: MFA 11.908 and MFA 11.1621.

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