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Concave sided beaker

Concave sided beaker

2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniquePegmatitic hornblende diorite
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 12 x 9.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.510
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura (Mycerinus) Valley Temple. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
Tall ovoid jar with lug handles
Tall ovoid jar with lug handles
2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
Cylindrical bowl
Cylindrical bowl
2490–2472 B.C.
Squat shouldered jar
Squat shouldered jar
2575–2465 B.C.
Squat shouldered jar with lug handles
Squat shouldered jar with lug handles
2575–2465 B.C.
Disk-shaped macehead
Disk-shaped macehead
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Piriform mace head
Piriform mace head
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
Image Not Available for Squat shouldered jar
Squat shouldered jar
2575–2465 B.C.
Kohl jar
Kohl jar
2061–1070 B.C.
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
2334–2154 B.C.
Large deep convex bowl
Large deep convex bowl
3100–2630 B.C.
Bowl with re-curved rim
Bowl with re-curved rim
2548–2530 B.C.
Squat jar with false lug handles
Squat jar with false lug handles
2960–2649 B.C.