Fragment of alabaster squat jar

Alabaster squat jar (A.Sq.); fine and coarse grained; broken and mended, part of rim only.

ID

MFAB_11.1717
Department

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification

Vessels
Findspot

Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT)
Material

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions

Height x length: 5.0 x 10.7 cm (1 15/16 x 4 3/16 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. 1908: 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)