The stone is fine-grained and white veined. The base is flat, and the rim is plain. The rim is nicked. Otherwise, it is complete.
Provenance
From Egypt, Zawiyet el-Aryan. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. Findspot Information: From Zawiyet el-Aryan.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 3, 2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot
Egypt
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 5.2 x 10.2 cm (2 1/16 x 4 in.)
Accession Number
11.2454
Medium or Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)