Squat shouldered jar
2575–2465 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePegmatitic hornblend diorite
DimensionsOverall: 11.7 x 16.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.395
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. 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.
Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza
Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza
2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
3100–2630 B.C.
2548–2530 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.