Digital Giza | Fragment of gneiss statue

Fragment of [Old Kingdom] [gneiss] statue, [throne, showing part of head of entwined papyrus flower rising towards narrow rim, beginning of seated figure behind, head of [GLYPH] [smA] just missed to left]; dressed. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2. Additional illustration: Yes. Additional illustration scale: 1:2

ID

HUMFA_24-12-366
Department

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification

Sculpture
Findspot

[Avenue G 2], between mastabas G 7210-7220: G 7220 and G 7230-7240: G 7230
Material

[Gneiss]
Dimensions

Height: 6.4 cm Width: 7.1 cm Thickness: 8.1 cm
Credit Line

Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Object Ownership Information

MFA accession number: 24.2797
Period

Old Kingdom
Date of Register Entry

12/15/1924
Problems/Questions

MFA accession number verified

Avenue G 2
- Site Name Eastern Cemetery

A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 014
- ID: HUMFA_24-12-366
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 014 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_24-12-366

Fragment of gneiss statue

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