Fragment of limestone seated statue of Nekhebu
Head and right shoulder fragment of limestone statue [of Nekhebu] 12-12-14; broad wig (without part or lines) covers ears.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_12-12-22
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_12-12-22; 12-12-22
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
- Entry Date
- 12/06/1912
- Title
- Fragment of limestone seated statue of Nekhebu
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: 14.5 cm Width: wig: 10.3 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- G 2382 [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], [Senedjemib complex court], hole 1, N, [originally from G 2381]
- Bibliography
- Fisher, Clarence S. "New Egyptian Galleries." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 12, No. 71 (1914), p. 39. Herrmann, John. Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World. Nagoya: Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1999, cat. 40.
- Remarks
- MFA 13.3161a-b = 12-12-14 + 12-12-22
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified