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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Duaenre

Object register page:

White limestone relief. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-11-14
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Relief
  • Findspot
    Between mastabas G 5110 and G 5220, upper sand, [originally from G 5110]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 40 cm Length: 65 cm Thickness: 10 - 14 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/11/1914
  • Owner
    Duaenre (G 5110)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5110

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 1

Ancient People

  • Duaenre (G 5110)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 5110. Appears in chapel relief (west, south, east, and north walls [only lower legs and feet preserved in situ on west, east, and north walls], and chapel entrance north and south door jambs), and displaced fragment of lintel (MFA 34.1465), identified as [sA nswt n Xt=f jrj(-pat) HAtj-a tAjtj sS mDAt-nTr r nxn r p nb] king's son of his body, hereditary (prince), count, vizier, scribe of the divine book, mouth of Nekhen, mouth of every Butite; in situ in G 5110. Uninscribed sarcohpagus of Duaenre (Turin S.1838, Turin S.1839); Schiaparelli excavations. Possibly same individual as Duare (in G 3098b) and/or Duaenre (in G 8172).