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Block of limestone relief

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

[Block] of white limestone relief; fine [raised] relief [including back of head of male figure and face of female figure behind, both facing right, text reads: "his wife, the royal acquaintance, Khenit"]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_35-11-1
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Relief
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2347[a] A (= G 5563 A)
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 28 cm Length: 53 cm Thickness: 15 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/02/1935
  • Attested
    Khenit (in G 5563)
  • Remarks
    pits G 2347 ABC = pits G 5551 ABC

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5563

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 1

Ancient People

  • Khenit (in G 5563)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of unidentified tomb owner (?). Only head preserved on inscribed fragment of relief (35-11-1), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found displaced in G 2347a A = G 5563 A.