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Fragments of limestone servant statue

Two fragments from base of white limestone [servant statue (woman grinding grain)], fits 14-3-62. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-3-25
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Hard debris on E face of mastaba G 4520, [originally from G 4522]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: ca 10 cm Length: ca 12.5 cm Thickness: ca 2.5
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 14.1456
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/27/1914
  • Remarks
    14-3-25 (= MFA 14.1456) + 14-3-62 (= MFA 14.1479)
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 4520

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 4522

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 507.

    Smith, William Stevenson. A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom. London: Oxford University Press, 1946, p. 72 (attributed to G 4522).