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Mud sealing with seal impressions

Mud seal from box; over impressd so that whole seal not recoverable, but once clearly [GLYPHS] Niuserre (Dynasty 5). Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-1-963
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Seals, sealings & stoppers
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7112 A
  • Material
    Mud
  • Dimensions
    Diameter: 4.3 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.1875
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/18/1925
  • Owner
    Niuserre
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7112

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 3

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, p. 53, fig. 52.

    Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, pp. 30, 31.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Niuserre

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks King of Dynasty 5.