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Clay seal of fine slate-grey mud with impressions of wood and osiers, but without seal impression; irregular shape, thumb mark.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

ID
HUMFA_13-10-24
Alternate IDs
13-10-24; HUMFA_13-10-24
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Seals, sealings & stoppers
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
Entry Date
10/21/1913
Title
Mud sealing
Medium
Mud
Dimensions
Width: 5 cm Diameter: 7.1 cm Thickness: 3.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 4340 A, debris in shaft
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 473.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 2

Unpublished Documents 3