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Headless limestone statuette, seated male figure, head 12-12-22 fits; arms and legs attached to body and seat, incised inscription on front of foot plate [GLYPHS] Nekhebu. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-14
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    G 2382 [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], [Senedjemib complex court], hole 2, [originally from G 2381]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 37 cm; total with head: 46 cm Width: base: 18 cm Length: base: 29 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.3161a-b
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/05/1912
  • Remarks
    MFA 13.3161a-b = 12-12-14 + 12-12-22
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Full Bibliography

  • Fisher, Clarence S. "New Egyptian Galleries." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 12, No. 71 (1914), p. 39.

    Herrmann, John. Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World. Nagoya: Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1999, cat. 40.