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Inscribed limestone lintel

Inscribed limestone lintel; owner depicted at either end worshipping two divine triads: Osiris, Horus, and Isis (facing left), and Ptah, Sekhmet, and Nefertum (facing right), inscribed above Ptah: [rmT ms nTrw], above Nefertum: [xw tAwy]; broken in three parts, chipped, cleaned and fitted together by William Young early in 1949.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_49.5
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    Said to be from Giza (limestone found to be from Gebel Ma'sara) (provenance unknown) purchased
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height x width: 34 x 122 cm (13 3/8 x 48 1/16 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Otis Norcross Fund
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Late Period
  • Conservator
    William Young, American
  • Notes
    By 1948: with Dikran G. Kelekian, NY; 1949: purchased by the MFA from Dikran G. Kelekian, January 1, 1949. (Accession Date: January 1, 1949)

People 1

Modern People

  • William Young

    • Type Conservator
    • Nationality & Dates American
    • Remarks Founded Museum of Fine Arts' Objects Conservation and Scientific Research Laboratory in 1929, remaining director until his retirement in 1976.