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Fragment of limestone relief

Fragment of limestone relief; head of bird, perhaps [GLYPH] "a". Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-922
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Relief
  • Findspot
    [Street G 7000], E of subsidiary pyramid G I-a, [originally from Khufu pyramid temple (?)]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 4.6 cm Width: 4.8 cm Thickness: 1.25 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/29/1924

Tombs and Monuments 2

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A., and William Stevenson Smith. The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops: a Study of Egyptian Civilization in the Old Kingdom. A History of the Giza Necropolis 2. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955, pp. 4-5, fig. 7.