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Fragments of alabaster royal statues

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 5110, G 5412, G 5411

Fragment of [alabaster] royal statue, apparently from wig lappet and neck, [and large quantity of other miscellaneous fragments from various statues]. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-12-65
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 5412, debris in room
  • Material
    [Alabaster]
  • Dimensions
    Width: ca 11 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 14.1751.1–14.1751.80
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/17/1914
  • Remarks
    Material (diorite) corrected to read alabaster because of large quantity of alabaster royal statue fragments labeled with this registration number; discrepancy between original OR entry and mass of fragments actually labeled with this registration number makes original record including provenance questionable; for other deposits consisting of large quantities of alabaster statue fragments see 14-11-107, 14-11-108, 14-11-110, 14-12-57, 14-12-58, 14-12-60, 14-12-66. Eighty fragments accessioned as MFA 14.1751.1 – MFA 14.1751.80; two fragments 14-12-65.81 and 14-12-65.82 MFA owned (unaccessioned). Related fragments probably from one statue: 14-12-49b (two fitting fragments of proper left half of face) = MFA 21.951a and MFA 21.951e + 14-12-71 (three fitting fragments of proper left shoulder, chest, upper arm) = MFA 21.951b and MFA 21.951c and MFA 21.951d + 14-12-72a (proper right wrist and part of pleated kilt) = MFA 14.1753.1 + 14-12-72b (proper right shoulder) = MFA 14.1753.2 + 14-11-107.1 (part of beard) = MFA 14.1693.1 + 14-12-65.2 (part of pleated kilt) = MFA 14.1751.2 + 14-12-65.21 and 14-12-65.24 (part of proper right side of nemes wig and lappet) = MFA 14.1751.21 and MFA 14.1751.24 + 14-12-65.81 (part of proper left lappet) + 14-12-65.82 (part of proper left side of nemes wig).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5412

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 4

Full Bibliography

  • Smith, William Stevenson. "Fragments of a Statuette of Chephren." Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 54 (1957), pp. 186, 188-189, figs. 2-3.