Ovoid jar
2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAnorthosite gneiss
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 11.1 x 8.9 cm (4 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.470
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura 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)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
2750–2649 B.C.
2350–2170 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2649–2575 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2323–2291 B.C.