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1 of 1 • Pottery from G 1201 (all unregistered): top row: MFA 20.1908, MFA 47.1968, MFA 47.1967, MFA 20.1909, MFA 47.1963; middle row: MFA 47.1966, MFA 47.1964, MFA 47.1962, MFA 47.1970, MFA 47.1965, MFA 47.1969; bottom row: MFA 47.1960, MFA 20.1906, MFA 47.1971, MFA 20.1907, MFA 47.1961
Pottery from G 1201 (all unregistered): top row: MFA 20.1908, MFA 47.1968, MFA 47.1967, MFA 20.1909, MFA 47.1963; middle row: MFA 47.1966, MFA 47.1964, MFA 47.1962, MFA 47.1970, MFA 47.1965, MFA 47.1969; bottom row: MFA 47.1960, MFA 20.1906, MFA 47.1971, MFA 20.1907, MFA 47.1961

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 1201

Small pottery shoulder jar with rolled rim and flat base; red slip; in fragments, incomplete.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_47.1962
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 1201 A
  • Material
    Pottery (Nile Silt)
  • Dimensions
    Rim diameter: 6.7 cm; Maximum diameter: approx. 10 cm; Height: 13.3 cm
  • 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; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1201

    • Site Name Western Cemetery