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Magic bottle

2246–2152 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueQuartz crystal
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 8.4 x 4 cm (3 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3268
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsModels
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 2381 A (tomb of Impy). 1912: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by division by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
Opening of the Mouth cup
2500–2350 B.C.
Cylindrical beaker
2490–2472 B.C.
Group shot: 11.388, 11.461, 11.770, 11.514, 11.604, 11.620, 21.2617, 21.3093, 21.2609
2551–2528 B.C.
Blue-glazed quartz beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Amulets
2400–1550 B.C.
String of ball beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Tall ovoid jar
743–712 B.C.