Opening of the Mouth cup
2551–2528 B.C.
Object PlaceGiza, Egypt
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueQuartz crystal
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 4.2 x 4.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.770
On View
Not on viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
463–435 B.C.
2500–2350 B.C.
1570–1070 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
760–30 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1400–1390 B.C.
1783–about 1640 B.C.
3100–2960, or earlier