Skip to main content

Inscribed limestone lintel

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423

White limestone [lintel] with sunk relief inscription; broken in three pieces (a, b, c), small fragment missing: (a (2)) right side re-used as roofing over pit G 2423 X, (b (16)) left side reused in pit G 2423 Y, and (c (24)) small fragment from upper left corner also from pit G 2423 Y. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_37-1-21
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2423 X, roofing slab, and pit G 2423 Y, lining of chamber
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 37 cm Length: 77 cm + 59 cm + 16 cm = 152 cm Thickness: 13 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/22/1937, 01/23/1937
  • Remarks
    (b) and (c) found January 23

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2423

    • Site Name Western Cemetery