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Wood figure of nude woman with elaborate headdress

Wood figure of nude woman wearing elaborate headdress of curls and crown (?), hands held tightly against sides of thighs; cracked and discolored, feet broken. [07-2-44]

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.786
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27 / near feet of mummy 52)
  • Material
    Wood
  • Dimensions
    20.5 x 4.7 cm (8 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .205 H. .047 W.
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Greco-Roman Period, Roman Imperial
  • Date of Register Entry
    30 B.C. – A.D. 364
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1907: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)
  • Remarks
    Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1907.

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Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 260.