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Fragments of limestone relief

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2382, G 2381

Miscellaneous fragments of [various] limestone [reliefs] and fragments of plaster: [gg) miscellaneous fragments with unidentifiable surface decoration]. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_13-1-558gg
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Relief
  • Findspot
    [G 2382] [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], [Senedjemib complex] court
  • Material
    Limestone, plaster
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers:
  • Date of Register Entry
    December 1912 - January 1913
  • Remarks
    A quantity of relief fragments attributed to various superstructures in Senedjemib Complex, with unknown object registration numbers have been arbitrarily assigned this number (13-1-558). Sixty-two fragments of limestone relief and fragments of plaster with unidentifiable surface decoration accessioned as MFA 13.5836, MFA 13.5837, MFA 13.5838, MFA 13.5840, MFA 13.5841, MFA 13.5844, MFA 13.5849, MFA 13.5852, MFA 13.5853, MFA 13.5854, MFA 13.5864, MFA 13.5865, MFA 13.5866, MFA 13.5876, MFA 13.5877, MFA 13.5879, MFA 13.5883, MFA 13.5884, MFA 13.5887, MFA 13.5888, MFA 13.5894, MFA 13.5895, MFA 13.5896, MFA 13.5898, MFA 13.5899, MFA 13.5900, MFA 13.5901, MFA 13.5902, MFA 13.5903, MFA 13.5904, MFA 13.5905, MFA 13.5909, MFA 13.5912, MFA 13.5920, MFA 13.5922, MFA 13.5923, MFA 13.5924, MFA 13.5925, MFA 13.5929, MFA 13.5937, MFA 13.5957, MFA 13.5958, MFA 13.5962, MFA 13.5963, MFA 13.5972, MFA 13.5991, MFA 13.6004, MFA 13.6011, MFA 13.6016, MFA 13.6019, MFA 13.6020, MFA 13.6022, MFA 13.6024, MFA 13.6025, MFA 13.6026, MFA 13.6028, MFA 13.6031, MFA 13.6033, MFA 13.6035, MFA 13.6042, MFA 13.6045, MFA 13.6046. 13-1-558gg.1 (unaccessioned): one fragment of raised relief. 13-1-558gg.2 (unaccessioned): one fragment of block of relief with only small portion of worked surface remaining. 13-1-558gg.3 (unaccessioned): one fragment of raised relief (two narrow bands). 13-1-558gg.4 – 13-1-558gg.8 (unaccessioned): five fragments of sunk relief. 13-1-558gg.9 – 13-1-558gg.11 (unaccessioned): three fragments with no decoration.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified