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Limestone offering basin of Ian

Object register page:

Limestone offering basin [of Ian]; inscribed. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_32-3-13
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Offering tables and basins
  • Findspot
    [Pit G 1607 A, debris of pit]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 10 cm Width: 20 cm Length: 25.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/13/1932
  • Owner
    Ian (G 1607)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1607

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 1

Ancient People

  • Ian (G 1607)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 1607. Inscribed architrave over niches on west wall of chapel and offering table scene on east wall of chapel, identified as [rx nswt jmj-r pr jnawt nt msw-nswt] royal acquaintance, overseer of the house of weavers of the royal children; in situ in G 1607. Fragments of inscribed relief (32-3-4a + 32-3-12), identified as [Hrj nst (?)] temple functionary (?); most fragments found outside chapel entrance, one fragment found in G 1607 A. Two limestone offering basins (32-3-13, 32-3-14) inscribed for Ian, identified (on 32-3-13) as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; found in G 1607 debris (one in chapel debris, one in debris of pit A).