Cylindrical beaker
2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueQuartz crystal
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 9.2 x 7.8 cm (3 5/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.502
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)
743–712 B.C.
2500–2350 B.C.
2551–2528 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
570 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.