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Headless limestone pair statue of man and woman

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 6040, G 6042

Limestone pair statuette, head of man (25-11-13) belongs with this statuette; man's flesh painted red, woman's flesh yellow, background black, two holes for pins to attach head in woman's neck, no corresponding holes in man's neck (head originally carved in one piece with body); head of woman missing. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-12-245
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Pit G 6042 A, bottom stone in SW corner of kerb on top of pit built by ancient thieves to hold back mastaba filling
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: base to top of man's head: 53.4 cm; rectangular support at back: 43 cm Width: greatest (breast-high): 32.4 cm; rectangular support at back: 22 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.1122b
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/17/1925
  • Remarks
    25-11-13 (head) = MFA 27.1122a + 25-12-245 (statue) = MFA 27.1122b
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 6042

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Weeks, Kent R. Mastabas of Cemetery G 6000. Giza Mastabas 5. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1994, pl. 55a.