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Straight-sided beaker

2575–2465 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAnorthosite gneiss
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 12.2 x 12.1 cm (4 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.1736
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Stone dish
2750–2649 B.C.
Group shot: 72.574, 24.734, 03.1529
2350–2170 B.C.
Straight sided beaker
2323–2150 B.C.
Ovoid jar
2490–2472 B.C.
Spouted bowl
2490–2472 B.C.
Group shot: 11.388, 11.461, 11.770, 11.514, 11.604, 11.620, 21.2617, 21.3093, 21.2609
2575–2465 B.C.
Convex dish
2490–2472 B.C.
Round-bottomed bowl
2575–2465 B.C.
Round-bottomed dish
2575–2465 B.C.