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Fragments of alabaster model bowls

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2 of 3 • Tomb groups of alabaster model vessels: top row: [G 7112 A] 25-1-181 (= MFA 25.1597), 25-1-183 (= MFA 25.1599), 25-1-185 (= MFA 25.1601), 25-1-182 (= MFA 25.1598); middle row: [G 7130 X (= G 7133)] 24-12-967 (= MFA 24.2977), 24-12-965 (= MFA 24.2975), 25-1-390 (= MFA 26.899), [G 7431 D] 25-1-1197 (= MFA 25.1970), [G 7610+7620: G 7620 Y] 25-3-257 (= MFA 25.2674), [G 7110-7120: G 7110 B] 24-12-259 (= MFA 24.2761) + [street G 7100] 25-1-29 (= MFA 25.1541), 24-12-1169 (= MFA 24.3095), 24-12-1171 (= MFA 24.3096); bottom row: [G 7210-7220: G 7210 B] 25-1-522a (= MFA 25.1717), 25-1-519 (= MFA 26.901), 25-1-522b + 25-1-59 (= MFA 25.1548), 25-1-518 (= MFA 26.900), 25-1-521 (= MFA 25.1716)
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Tomb groups of alabaster model vessels: top row: [G 7112 A] 25-1-181 (= MFA 25.1597), 25-1-183 (= MFA 25.1599), 25-1-185 (= MFA 25.1601), 25-1-182 (= MFA 25.1598); middle row: [G 7130 X (= G 7133)] 24-12-967 (= MFA 24.2977), 24-12-965 (= MFA 24.2975), 25-1-390 (= MFA 26.899), [G 7431 D] 25-1-1197 (= MFA 25.1970), [G 7610+7620: G 7620 Y] 25-3-257 (= MFA 25.2674), [G 7110-7120: G 7110 B] 24-12-259 (= MFA 24.2761) + [street G 7100] 25-1-29 (= MFA 25.1541), 24-12-1169 (= MFA 24.3095), 24-12-1171 (= MFA 24.3096); bottom row: [G 7210-7220: G 7210 B] 25-1-522a (= MFA 25.1717), 25-1-519 (= MFA 26.901), 25-1-522b + 25-1-59 (= MFA 25.1548), 25-1-518 (= MFA 26.900), 25-1-521 (= MFA 25.1716)
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Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7112, G 7133 (formerly G 7130 X), G 7431, G 7610+7620, G 7110-7120, G 7210-7220, street G 7100

Fragments of four [alabaster model bowls (a, b, c, d)] (cf. 25-1-518), [Type X b], (part of set including 25-1-58 through 25-1-65, 25-1-518 through 25-1-522). Illustration: No. Supplementary illustration: Yes. Supplementary illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-1-522
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    G 7210-7220: pit G 7210 B, tomb chamber
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 25.1717, 25.1548
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/09/1925
  • Remarks
    Two joined fragments 25-1-522a (= MFA 25.1717). Two joined fragments 25-1-522b + 25-1-59 (= MFA 25.1548).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

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Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A., and William Stevenson Smith. The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops: a Study of Egyptian Civilization in the Old Kingdom. A History of the Giza Necropolis 2. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955, p. 100.