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Fragments of alabaster royal statue

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 5330, G 5230, G 5110, G 5223

Six fragments of clear alabaster royal statuette: b) two fragments from right shoulder; traces of yellow (?) paint. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-12-72b
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Pit G 5223 A
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: total: ca 15 cm Width: ca 9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 14.1753.2
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/19/1914
  • Remarks
    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); fragment of right shoulder accessioned as MFA 14.1753.2.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5223

    • 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Unpublished Documents 4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. 186-187, fig. 1.