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Object Number
43-42-50/5873
Display Title
Restored jar - incised red polished ware (Class A)
Descriptions
Object Description
Restored jar - incised red polished ware (Class A)
Inventory Description
Jar, redware, partially reconstructed, round base, flared body, tapered neck, incised lines, many missing pieces
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Old Kingdom
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Egypt
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Giza
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 21 x 21 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
43-42-50/5873 / 35-7-23 / G
Credit Line
Exchange from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1943
Provenance
Collector
George A. Reisner
(1905-1939)
Expedition
Harvard University- Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
(1905-1939)
Exchange participant
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
(December 29, 1943)
Intermediary
Dows Dunham
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