Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Meresankh II
Fragment of limestone wall relief; [low raised relief, female figure (facing left) seated in low backed chair in stern of boat]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:10
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- ID
- HUMFA_25-1-1337
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Architectural elements-Relief
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- Findspot
- Mastaba G 7410-7420: G 7410, [chapel]
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- Height: 61 cm Width: 62 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 33.720a
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- Date of Register Entry
- 01/28/1925
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- Owner
- Meresankh II (G 7410-7420)
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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Manuelian, Peter Der. "On the Early History of Giza: The 'Lost' Wadi Cemetery (Giza Archives Gleanings, III)." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 95 (2009), p. 126, note 41.
Smith, William Stevenson. "The Origin of Some Unidentified Old Kingdom Reliefs." American Journal of Archaeology 46 (1942), fig. 11.
Ancient People
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- Type Owner
- Remarks Meresankh buried in G 7410.