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Fragment of limestone false door tablet (?) of Meset

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2409, G 5563, G 2320 = G 5280, G 2370, G 2192

Fragment of white limestone relief, [part of false door (?)] tablet [of Meset, name may be only partially preserved]; [male figure, facing right, seated at offering table]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_35-9-55
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    G 2409 X, [top of] shaft, [mastaba of origin unknown]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 28 cm Length: 37 cm Thickness: 13 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    09/28/1935
  • Owner
    Meset (in G 2409)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2409

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 1

Ancient People

  • Meset (in G 2409)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Appears on fragment of relief (35-9-55), possibly part of false door tablet (seated at offering table); found displaced in G 2409 X (top of shaft), mastaba of origin unknown. Name may be only partially preserved. Possibly same individual as Kaemiset represented by inscribed limestone seated statue (36-4-52 = Cairo JE 67571); found in G 2407 D.