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Limestone seated pair statue of Iyti and Neferut

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Limestone seated pair statuette; man seated to left of woman, hands on knees, right hand closed, left hand open palm down, crude inscription incised on lap of short apron ["Iyti, son of the scribe Tjenti"], woman to right of man, right hand open palm down on knee, left arm around man's back, hand on his left shoulder, crudely incised inscription on lap of long skirt ["Neferut, daughter of Iaset"], [seat] painted black, traces of red paint on man's legs; both heads broken off and missing. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_26-3-124
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Debris above pit G 7140 Z [= G 7135]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 24+ cm Width: throne: 21.5 cm Thickness: throne front to back: 17 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/20/1926
  • Owner
    Iyti (in G 7135)
  • Attested
    Iaset (in G 7135)
    Neferut (in G 7135)
    Tjenti (in G 7135)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7135

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 34, fig. 69 (mislabeled 23-3-124).

People 4

Ancient People

  • Iaset (in G 7135)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Mother of Neferut. Name appears on seated pair statue (26-3-124) of Iyti, son of Tjenti, and his wife Neferut, daughter of Iaset; found displaced in debris of shaft G 7140 Z (= G 7135).

  • Iyti (in G 7135)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Seated pair statue (26-3-124) of Iyti, son of Tjenti, and his wife Neferut, daughter of Iaset; found displaced in debris of shaft G 7140 Z (= G 7135).

  • Neferut (in G 7135)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Iyti. Seated pair statue (26-3-124) of Iyti, son of Tjenti, and his wife Neferut, daughter of Iaset; found displaced in debris of shaft G 7140 Z (= G 7135).

  • Tjenti (in G 7135)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Father of Iyti. Name appears on seated pair statue (26-3-124) of Iyti, son of Tjenti, and his wife Neferut, daughter of Iaset; Tjenti identified as [sS] scribe; found displaced in debris of shaft G 7140 Z (= G 7135).