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Upper half of limestone food offering case for goose

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2385, G 2374

Upper part of limestone offering case for goose (cf. 12-12-48, but with hollow for head inside); yellow wash inside and out; three pieces. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-49
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Models
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2385 A (assumed to be associated with mastaba G 2374), debris in sloping shaft
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 26.5 cm Length: 38 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.3480
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/10/1912
  • Remarks
    G 2385 A first excavated in 1912 and reexcavated in 1935.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 2374

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2385

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 3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, pp. 93-94, cat. 26.

    Smith, William Stevenson. Ancient Egypt as Represented in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1960 (6th ed.), p. 67.