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Squat shouldered jar

2575–2465 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniquePorphyry
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 6.1 x 13.3 cm (2 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.405a
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura (Mycerinus) Valley Temple. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.