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Eight fragments (of two limestone blocks) of relief; [low raised relief], wine press scene.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_13-1-552
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_13-1-552; 13-1-552
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Relief
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, reign of Teti
Entry Date
December 1912 - January 1913
Title
Limestone blocks from relief of wine pressing scene attributed to tomb of Nekhebu
Medium
Limestone
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, [originally from G 2381]
Remarks
MFA 13.4347 (overall): wine pressing scene; consists of more than eight fragments joining to form one long fragmentary block, as well as intact block, and two parts of another. Some of these fragments may have originally been registered as 13-1-558. All now included here and accessioned as MFA 13.4347.1–MFA 13.4347.5.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

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