The stone is fine-grained and wavy lined. The base is flat and splayed, and the rim is flattened and everted. The interior is bored. There is no lid. It is complete and in good condition.
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, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1550–1295 B.C.
Findspot
Egypt
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 3 x 4 cm (1 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.2439
Medium or Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)