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Object Number
43-42-50/5878
Display Title
Restored red slipped plain brown ware basin (Class C)
Descriptions
Object Description
Restored red slipped plain brown ware basin (Class C)
Inventory Description
Ceramic partial bowl, brown ware, red slip on surface, rounded base and body, short rounded neck, slightly flared rim, mended from 19 sherds, losses at base and rim
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Old Kingdom
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Egypt
/
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/
<County>
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Giza
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall (Width and Depth are diameter dimensions): 5.5 × 23 × 23.5 cm (2 3/16 × 9 1/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
Other (Representative wall thickness): 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
43-42-50/5878; 34-10-19
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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