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Base of limestone statuette [inscribed for Teti], front part [of base] with feet; face of base black, feet red, inscription. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_15-10-6
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Debris in street between G 5130 and G 5140
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 13 cm Length: 17 cm Thickness: 4.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    10/30/1915
  • Owner
    Teti (near G 5130)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5130

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Manuelian, Peter Der. "On the Early History of Giza: The 'Lost' Wadi Cemetery (Giza Archives Gleanings, III)." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 95 (2009), p. 129, note 49.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Teti (near G 5130)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Possible owner of G 5130. Fragment of limestone statue (base with feet) (15-10-6) inscribed for Teti, identified as [wab nswt Hm-nTr xwfw sS] royal wab-priest, priest of Khufu, scribe; found in debris of street between G 5130 and G 5140.