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Object Number
43-42-50/5883
Display Title
Crude offering jar - coarse brown ware (Class A)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, earthenware, crude, rough texture, conical, tapered round base, straight rim, 2 punctures at rim
Classification
- Jar
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Old Kingdom
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Egypt
/
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/
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Giza
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall (Width represents a diameter dimension): 16.5 × 11.5 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
Other (Representative wall thickness): 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
43-42-50/5883
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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