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Fragments of alabaster royal statue

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7102

Four fragments of life-sized alabaster statue of king with triple pleated wig and hawk apparently on back (see statue of Khafre). Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-1-587
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Two meters E of pit G 7102 C (about over G 7102, chapel)
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 15.3 cm; 13.5 cm Width: 21.2 cm; 18.2 cm Length: 13.9 cm; 17.9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.1466
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/09/1925
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7102

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, p. 254, cat. 57.

    Galeris nationales du Grand Palais (France), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York N.Y.), and Royal Ontario Museum. L'art Égyptien Au Temps Des Pyramides: Paris, Galeries Nationales Du Grand Palais 6 Avril-12 Juillet 1999, New-York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art 16 Septembre 1999-9 Janvier 2000, Toronto, Musée Royal De L'ontario 13 Février-22 Mai 2000. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux 1999, p. 222, cat. 64.

    Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Qar and Idu, G 7101 and 7102. Giza Mastabas 2. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1976, pp. 19, 30, pl. XIVd, fig. 43.

    Smith, William Stevenson. A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom. London: Oxford University Press, 1946, pl. 5a.