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Limestone mold with design of bird

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7134, G 7450, street G 7200, G 7230-7240, G 7600 Pt XXVII, avenue G 2

White limestone mold; traces of red outlines still visible around beak, head, and breast of bird. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_37-1-6
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tools & equipment-Molds
  • Findspot
    G 7130-7140: pit G 7140 U, chamber {renamed G 7134 U]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 8.4 cm Length: 13.4 cm Thickness: 2.8 cm Depth: .5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 47.1653
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/03/1937
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7134

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 34, fig. 62.