Digital Giza | Limestone food offering case for ovoid cake (?)

[Fragmentary] limestone offering case for ovoid cake (?), consists of two parts which appear to fit; yellow wash inside and out; one part: three pieces, incomplete; other part: two pieces, incomplete. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:10

ID

HUMFA_12-12-67
Department

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification

Tomb equipment-Models
Findspot

Pit G 2385 A (assumed to be associated with mastaba G 2374), debris in shaft
Material

Limestone
Dimensions

Height: 11 cm (5 cm + 6 cm) Width: 24 cm Length: 32 cm
Credit Line

Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Object Ownership Information

MFA accession number: 13.3475a-b
Period

Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
Date of Register Entry

12/10/1912
Remarks

G 2385 A first excavated in 1912 and reexcavated in 1935.
Problems/Questions

MFA accession number verified

G 2374
- Site Name Western Cemetery
G 2385
- Site Name Western Cemetery

A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 13: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects Continued, Page 622
- ID: HUMFA_12-12-67
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 13: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects Continued, Page 622 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_12-12-67

Limestone food offering case for ovoid cake (?)

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