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Two fragments from base of white limestone [servant statue (woman grinding grain)], fits 14-3-62.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_14-3-25
Alternate IDs
14-3-25; HUMFA_14-3-25
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Sculpture
Period
Old Kingdom
Entry Date
03/27/1914
Title
Fragments of limestone servant statue
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Width: ca 10 cm Length: ca 12.5 cm Thickness: ca 2.5
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Hard debris on E face of mastaba G 4520, [originally from G 4522]
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 507. 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
14-3-25 (= MFA 14.1456) + 14-3-62 (= MFA 14.1479)
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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