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Fragment of a vessel insribed for King Qaa

2889–2859 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
FindspotAbydos, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueIndurated limestone
DimensionsHeight x width: 4.8 x 4.5 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number01.7295
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ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, tomb of King Qaa. 1901: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: August 1, 1901)