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Fragments of painted plaster covering from wood statues

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Many small fragments of painted plaster covering (consisting of two distinct layers) from wood statues, and one partly preserved eye; there were at least __ male statues and __ female statues from E serdab and __ male statues and __ female statues from N serdab, size can only be judged approximately from some fitting wig fragments compared with other statues such as 36-4-53 (Khuienkhufu), 36-5-32 ([Inti (?)]), or 36-5-40 (Kennunefer): c) at E end of E serdab, large area with pink painted plaster surface, slender stick of wood found near it. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_38-4-21c
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 2088, E end of E serdab
  • Material
    Plaster, wood
  • Dimensions
    Length: stick of wood: ca 5 cm Thickness: stick of wood: 1 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    April 1938

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2088

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Roth, Ann Macy. A Cemetery of Palace Attendants. Giza Mastabas 6. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1995, p. 82.