Ware type: brownware Vessel type: miniature shoulder jar Profile: tall Rim type: open mouth; vertical, collared rim Base: wide, flat foot Surface Condition: wet smoothed Vessel Condition: rim slightly chipped Decoration: Other:
Provenance
From Giza, G 7789 J, debris. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, Old Kingdom, 2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot
Giza, Egypt
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 4 cm (2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
28-4-80c.4
Medium or Technique
Pottery