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Limestone seated statue of Inti (?)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2420

Limestone statuette, seated figure (cf. 36-5-29); wears short wig, [kilt] and pleated apron with belt and buckle and tie, body painted brown, collar and [kilt] white, apron yellow, hair and base black, seat red with two black dots to imitate red granite, name [GLYPHS] Inti (?) written in ink vertically on base beside right foot (not clear); broken in six pieces, but only fragment from left shin and left lower corner of base missing. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_36-5-32
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2420 D, IV level (three main pieces found together, two fragments completing face and another completing left shoulder found next day lower down in pit)
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 56 cm Width: 19 cm Length: base: 26 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA 37.641 deaccessioned
  • Date of Register Entry
    05/16/1936, 05/17/1936
  • Owner
    Inti(?) (in G 2420)
  • Notes
    MFA 37.641 deaccessioned: to Sotheby Parke Bernet for December 1978 sale
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2420

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 2

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. "Note on Objects Assigned to the Museum by the Egyptian Government." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 36, No. 214 (April 1938), p. 27, fig. 1.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Inti(?) (in G 2420)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Limestone seated statue (36-5-32 = MFA 37.641 deaccessioned) inscribed in ink for Inti(?) (name uncertain); found in G 2420 D.