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Various fragments of alabaster [offering basin]; some with incised inscription, [surface of stone beautifully worked and polished, inscriptions neatly incised]; some join, [of about twenty-one fragments illustrated]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:1, 1:2, 1:4. Restored illustration: Yes. Restored illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-2-382
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Offering tables and basins
  • Findspot
    Street G 7500, mastaba G 7510, S of SW door of exterior chapel, [originally from G 7510]
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Width: a) 4.9 cm; b) 8.4 cm; c) 6.2 cm; d) 6 cm Length: a) 17.5 cm; b) 13 cm; c) 16.4 cm; d) 14.2 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Previous Number
    25-2-382a
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 25.2225, 25.2226, 25.2227
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/07/1925
  • Owner
    Ankh-haf (G 7510)
  • Remarks
    Only four of fifteen illustrated fragments (some consisting of joined fragments) provided with measurements; which four of these fifteen represented by measurements unknown; uninscribed fragments not illustrated. Related fragments of alabaster offering basin of Ankh-haf: 25-2-382 (= MFA 25.2225, MFA 25.2226, MFA 25.2227), 25-2-1187 (= MFA 25.2593), 25-2-1229 (= MFA 25.2595), 27-4-880 (= MFA 27.1901); many additional fragments (from 25-2-382) MFA owned (unaccessioned).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

Unpublished Documents 2

People 1

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