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Fragment of alabaster royal statue

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G III-a temple

Fragment of alabaster royal statue (queen); parallel ridged pattern as found on vulture headdress. [published no. 8a = 10-3-00]

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_47.2147
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Subsidiary pyramid G III-a temple (MQT / room 9, stratum 5)
  • Material
    Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions
    Overall: 3.1 x 4.9 x 1.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Previous Number
    10-3-00d
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
  • Remarks
    Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1910.

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Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, pp. 56, 108, pl. 17d.