Skip to main content

Fragment of basalt statue

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7132, street G 7300, G 7132, avenue G 2, G I-a, avenue G 0

Fragment of [probably Old Kingdom] [black] basalt statue, [certainly of private man], left hand portion of face and back of head; [painted red on flesh and (?) black on wig]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:4. Additional illustration: Yes. Additional illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-12-214
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 0], N of subsidiary pyramid G I-a
  • Material
    Basalt
  • Dimensions
    Height: 12.1 cm Width: 11.1 cm Thickness: 5.9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2754
  • Period
    Old Kingdom ?
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/10/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • Avenue G 0

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

  • G I-a

    • Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex

Unpublished Documents 2