Concave cylindrical bowl

2575–2465 B.C.

FindspotEgypt

Medium/TechniquePorphyry

DimensionsHeight x diameter: 6.4 x 9.5 cm (2 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession number11.503

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ClassificationsVessels

Collections

Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura (Mycerinus) Valley Temple, H.S.Cyl.No.6. Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.

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