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Fragmentary limestone standing statue of man

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2353, G 2300 = G 5190

Limestone statuette, standing male figure with apron [(triangular kilt)], head 12-10-7 fits on neck; beside left foot, rectanglar depression in base (4 x 3 cm) to hold very small statuette (?); broken in two pieces (with head, three), paint very worn. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    EMC_TR_27.1.15.1a
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2353 B
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 50 cm (three pieces)
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavation number
    HUMFA_12-11-38
  • Object Ownership Information
    in the collection of: Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/14/1912, 11/15/1912
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    HUMFA_12-10-7 (head) + HUMFA_12-11-38 (headless statue); now in collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo, EMC_TR_27.1.15.1.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2353

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 84.

    Simpson, William Kelly. Mastabas of the Western Cemetery, Part 1: Sekhemka (G 1029); Tjetu I (G 2001); Iasen (G 2196); Penmeru (G 2197); Hagy, Nefertjentet, and Herunefer (G 2352/53); Djaty, Tjetu II, and Nimesti (G 2337X, 2343, 2366). Giza Mastabas 4. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, p. 36, pl. LIXd.

Institutions 1