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Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Ankh-haf

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

Fragment of limestone wall relief (finely-detailed raised relief); [divided into two sections: lower section contains horizontal register of hieroglyphs giving titles of Ankh-haf, upper section depicts portions of legs and feet of two figures (facing left) with hieroglyph 'niwet' between figures; on lower section traces of tan-brown pigment on background of hieroglyphs, and traces of green pigment on horizontal bands above and below them, on upper section traces of reddish-brown pigment on both feet of one figure and grey pigment on horizontal band below feet]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-5-53
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Relief
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 7510, interior chapel
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 53 cm Width: 40 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 34.1468a
  • Date of Register Entry
    06/10/1925
  • Owner
    Ankh-haf (G 7510)
  • Remarks
    MFA 34.1468 (overall): group of six fragments of fine low relief, belonging to very fragmentary scene of procession of personified estates above projecting ledge of stone, on face of which is wide horizontal band of hieroglyphs giving name and titles of Ankh-haf. 25-5-53 (= MFA 34.1468a) + 25-5-54 (= MFA 34.1468b) + 25-5-55 (= MFA 34.1468c) + three unregistered fragments (= MFA 34.1468d + MFA 34.1468e + MFA 34.1468f).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7510

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Flentye, Laurel. "The Mastabas of Ankh-haf (G 7510) and Akhethetep and Meretites (G 7650) in the Eastern Cemetery at Giza: A Reassessment." In Zahi Hawass and Janet Richards, eds. The Archaeology and Art of Ancient Egypt. Essays in Honor of David B. O'Connor, Vol. I. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte, Cahier no. 36. Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2007, pp. 299, 300, 304, note 5.

People 1

Ancient People