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Alabaster model dishes

Thirty-two alabaster model dishes, [Type X b]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-2-37
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4733 E
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.1 - 2.7 cm Diameter: 4.4 - 5.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 14.1212
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/27/1914 - 03/01/1914
  • Remarks
    Thirty-two alabaster model dishes accessioned as MFA 14.1212
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4733

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

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.