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Object Number 43-42-50/5887
Display Title Sherds, probably part of Class B handled jar
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic body sherds, corrugated exterior, brown ware, some surface loss on thin sherds
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Old Kingdom
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Egypt / <State> / <County> / Giza
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 4.9 × 3.2 × 0.9 cm (1 15/16 × 1 1/4 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 9
Label on object 43-42-50/5887; X
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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