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Fragment of gneiss 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 [gneiss] statue, right hand (clenched fist). Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-12-656
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7132 B
  • Material
    [Gneiss]
  • Dimensions
    Height: 7 cm Width: 9.1 cm Thickness: 7.25 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2910
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/22/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7132

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 2

Unpublished Documents 5

Full Bibliography

  • Flentye, Laurel. "The Development of Art in the Fourth Dynasty: The Eastern and GIS Cemeteries at Giza." In Mamdouh Eldmaty and Mai Trad, eds. Egyptian Museum Collections Around the World: Studies for the Centennial of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2002, pp. 388-391.

    Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 33, fig. 69.