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Head of limestone statuette

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza

Head of limestone statuette of a woman, with fillet; chipped.

Details

  • ID
    GEM_11711
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Giza
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    7.1 x 5.4 x 7.2 cm; 247 g
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_60548
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15772
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Notes
    From excavations of George Reisner, 1933.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): George Reisner; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_60548; EMC_SR_2.15772

People 1

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.