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Fragmentary limestone servant statue

Small limestone servant [statue], brewer; body painted red; broken, head, arms, and part of base broken off and missing, in four fitting fragments (A, B, C, and D), incomplete. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: ca 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-5-6
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 7530-7540: G 7530, room a, debris
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: total: 25.5 cm Width: base: 8 - 9 cm Length: base: 21.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 27.2025.1, 27.2025.2, 27.2025.3, 27.2025.4
  • Date of Register Entry
    05/04/1927
  • Remarks
    MFA 27.2025.1 (torso) + MFA 27.2025.2 (legs) + MFA 27.2025.3 (base) + MFA 27.2025.4 (vat)
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 4

Full Bibliography

  • Dunham, Dows, and William Kelly Simpson. The Mastaba of Queen Mersyankh III (G 7530-7540). Giza Mastabas 1. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1974, p. 23, pl. 18e.

    Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 199.