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Fragment of breccia vessel

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Top of [large] [red and white] breccia [vessel]; thick sides; very broken. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2. Additional illustration: Yes. Additional illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-696
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 1], debris from [boat pit] [N] of subsidiary pyramid G I-b (G I-a boat pit)
  • Material
    Breccia
  • Dimensions
    Height: 8.3+ cm Diameter: [reconstructed: 19 cm] Thickness: base: 2.15 cm; side: 2.3 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/20/1924
  • Remarks
    Provenance originally recorded in OR incorrect; boat pit N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b, thus S of subsidiary pyramid G I-a (G I-a boat pit), was excavated end of November 1924

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