Limestone standing pair statue of man and woman
Painted limestone standing pair statuette, man and woman, head 12-11-21 fits on male figure, female head missing.
Illustration: Yes
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_12-11-39
- Alternate IDs
- 12-11-39; HUMFA_12-11-39
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
- Entry Date
- 11/14/1912, 11/15/1912
- Title
- Limestone standing pair statue of man and woman
- Medium
- Limestone
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 2353 B
- Bibliography
- Freed, Rita E. "Rethiking the Rules for Old Kingdom Sculpture. Observations on Poses and Attributes of Limestone Statuary from Giza." In Miroslav Bárta, ed. The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Proceedings of the Conference held in Prague, May 31-June 4, 2004. Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, 2006, p. 151. 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. 84. Simpson, William Kelly. Mastabas of the Western Cemetery, Part 1: Sekhemka (G 1029); Tjetu I (G 2001); Iasen (G 2196); Penmeru (G 2197); Hagy, Nefertjentet, and Herunefer (G 2352/53); Djaty, Tjetu II, and Nimesti (G 2337X, 2343, 2366). Giza Mastabas 4. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, pp. 36-37, pl. LIXc.
- Remarks
- 12-11-39 = MFA 13.3164a (lower legs and base) + MFA 13.3164b (torsos) + 12-11-21 = MFA 13.3164c (male head)
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession numbers verified
