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Opening of the Mouth cup
Opening of the Mouth cup

Opening of the Mouth cup

2500–2350 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueQuartz crystal
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 3.5 x 3.5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number33.1019
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsModels
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 2347 X (debris of pit). 1933: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1937: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
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