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Imported long necked flask with pinched spout and handle

2575–2465 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueCeramic
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 30 x 22.5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1904
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 1233 A. 1912-13: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt, Dec. 4, 1913.
Juglet
1784–1668 B.C.
Red-polished bowl
2630–2524 B.C.
Pilgrim flask
1570–1070 B.C.
Red burnished bowl
1570–1070 B.C.
Wavy-handled jar
3650–3300 B.C.
Long spouted jar
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beer jug
2nd–3rd century A.D.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300