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Fragment of diorite statue

Bust of diorite statue of a woman, arms missing, face broken.

Details

  • ID
    GEM_8350
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    "Found in a shaft near a mastaba east of the Great Pyramid"
  • Material
    Diorite
  • Dimensions
    32.0 x 23.0 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Cairo Temporary Register number
    EMC_TR_29.5.23.1
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15385
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Excavator
    Service des Antiquités
  • Notes
    From excavations of the Service des Antiquites, 1923.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Department of Antiquities; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_TR_29.5.23.1; EMC_SR_2.15385

Institutions 1

  • Service des Antiquités

    • Type Excavator
    • Remarks Egyptian antiquities service; precursor to Supreme Council of Antiquities.