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Sherd from an ovoid jar

2465–2323 B.C.

FindspotGiza, Egypt

Medium/TechniquePottery (possibly Marl clay)

DimensionsRim diameter: approx. 8.7 cm

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession number14-2-120b

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ClassificationsVessels

Collections

Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ProvenanceFrom Giza, G4733E. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

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