Skip to main content

Fragment limestone statue

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: avenue G 1, street G 7400, street G 7000, avenue G 0, street G 7100, G 7110-7120, G 7812

Fragment of [Old Kingdom] limestone statue, bust portion, [upper torso, head missing]; [pierced in center with slot for fitting of lower portion, secured by peg run through pedestal at back just into front part of bust]. Illustration: No. Supplementary illustration: Yes. Supplementary illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-1-1201
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    G 7812, chapel
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 12.8 cm Width: 18.2 cm Thickness: 9.2 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.1971
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/26/1925
  • Remarks
    depth of peghole 6.85 cm
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7812b

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery