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Model vessel from an 'Opening of the Mouth' set

2323–2150 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGray stone
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 3.5 x 3.3 cm (1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.730
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ClassificationsModels
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh Farag, Tomb 5202. November 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1924: received by the MFA.