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Head of limestone statue of man

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 5237

Head of white limestone statuette, male figure; weathered, [proper] left side of face broken off. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_15-11-31
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Pit [G 5237] A
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 12.9 cm Length: 10.6 cm Thickness: 10.9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA 34.55 deaccessioned
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/05/1915
  • Notes
    MFA 34.55 deaccessioned: to Sotheby Parke Bernet for December 1978 sale
  • Remarks
    G 5245 provenance in original OR entry apparently mistake; see diary entry for find Vol.09.p.028.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5237

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

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. 157 (incorrectly attributed to G 5245).