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Fragment of a jar lid

2649–2134 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePorphyritic diorite
DimensionsThickness x Width x length: 1.5 x 2.65 x 7.8 cm (9/16 x 1 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number33.1121
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, debris East of G2370. 1933: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
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