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Lid

2575–2528 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePottery (Nile silt clay)
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 7.5 x 18 cm (2 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number37.2712
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 7000 X. 1926: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1937: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: August 1, 1937)
Carinated bowl
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Bowl in the form of a bird
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
Model bowl
2575–2528 B.C.
Jar stand
2575–2528 B.C.
Footed vessel
2575–2528 B.C.