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Nine alabaster models. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-2-61
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Models
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4733 E
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.6 - 3 cm Diameter: 1.5 - 2.4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 14.1234
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/27/1914 - 03/01/1914
  • Remarks
    Eight of nine alabaster model food offerings accessioned as MFA 14.1234; original excavation diary entry Vol.07.p.014[4] lists only eight (not nine).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4733

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, p. 93, cat. 25.