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Oil tablet

2323–2150 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egypian alabaster)
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 8.0 x 16.7 x 1.0 cm (3 1/8 x 6 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number31.796
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ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 7671 A, shaft. January, 1931: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1931: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1931)