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Basket of finely woven grasses

2040–1640 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGrass
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .060 D. .064 H.
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1246
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Mesheikh. 1912: 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.



Findspot Information: From Mesheikh. M / 104 / A.
Basket
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Cover
2061–1640 B.C.
Round lid or tray
2061–1640 B.C.
Round lid or tray
2061–1640 B.C.
Lid
2400–1550 B.C.
Group shot: 15-4-426, 15-4-434
1991–1783 B.C.
about 1820