Limestone statue bust (portrait of Ankh-haf)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7510

Limestone statue bust, presumably portrait of Ankh-haf; [partially modeled in plaster, painted red]. Illustration: No

ID

HUMFA_25-3-241
Department

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification

Sculpture
Findspot

Mastaba G 7510, Ankh-haf, room I of exterior chapel
Material

Limestone
Dimensions

Height: 52 cm Width: shoulders: 46 cm; base: 31 cm Thickness: base: 24 cm
Credit Line

Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Object Ownership Information

MFA accession number: 27.442
Date of Register Entry

02/08/1925
Owner

Ankh-haf (G 7510)
Problems/Questions

MFA accession number verified

G 7510
- Site Name Eastern Cemetery

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Bolshakov, Andrey. "What Did the Bust of Ankh-haf Originally Look Like?" Journal of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3 (1991), pp. 4-15, figs. 1, 7-11, cover image.

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Ancient People

Ankh-haf (G 7510)
- Type Owner
- Remarks Owner of G 7510. Husband of Hetepheres.