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Headless limestone statue of woman

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2000

Limestone statuette of woman; standing figure wearing long close-fitting robe; head missing, badly pock-marked by sand.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_06.1879
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    In sand in front (E) of S chapel niche of mastaba G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Legacy dimension: Height, .621
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 5
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1905: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1906: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
  • Remarks
    Object not registered (no registration records for 1903-1904-1905-1906).