Head of limestone statue of woman
Head of white limestone statuette, female figure, fits 14-3-29; broad wig covers ears.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_14-3-22
- Alternate IDs
- 14-3-22; HUMFA_14-3-22
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom
- Entry Date
- 03/26/1914
- Title
- Head of limestone statue of woman
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: ca 6.5 cm Width: ca 6.5 cm Thickness: ca 5 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Sand debris in street between mastabas G 4620 and G 4520, [originally from G 4522]
- Bibliography
- 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. 130 (not identified by registration number, listed as "female head" citing Giza Necropolis 1 pl, 67e; attributed to G 4522). Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 507, pl. 67e. Smith, William Stevenson. A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom. London: Oxford University Press, 1946, p. 72 (attributed to G 4522).
- Remarks
- 14-3-22 (= MFA 14.1454) + 14-3-29 (= MFA 14.1459)
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified