Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 1171, G 1225
Head of three-quarters life-sized limestone statue; nose damaged.
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- ID
- MFAB_47.1744
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- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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- Classification
- Sculpture
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- Findspot
- Mastaba G 1225, chapel or Mastaba G 1226, debris
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- Overall: 18.5 x 13 x 15.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA
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- Period
- Old Kingdom
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- Notes
- This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
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- Remarks
- Attribution of unregistered head to "G 1225, chapel" based on photo register entries for C11952_OS, C11953_OS, C11954_OS; in situ photo C11133_OS attributes it to G 1226; no distinctive architectural feature in C11133_OS and no object registration records available to confirm either attribution.
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