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Head of limestone statue

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2381, G 2382, G 2320 = G 5280

Head of limestone statuette; broad wig, parted but not ribbed, ears covered, no cosmetic stripes. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-15
  • 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 (beside 12-12-14, but does not belong to it)
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 11 cm Width: 11 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/05/1912

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2382

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. "A Family of Builders of the Sixth Dynasty, about 2600 B.C." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 11, No. 66 (November 1913), p. 56, fig. 7.