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Life-sized white limestone statue of Khnumbaef/Babaef, standing with left leg advanced, hands at sides, short [kilt]; head broken off and missing, weathered.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

ID
HUMFA_14-11-92
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_14-11-92; 14-11-92
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Sculpture
Period
Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty 4 - Early Dynasty 5
Entry Date
11/20/1914
Title
Headless limestone standing statue of Khnumbaef (Babaef)
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 148.5 cm; base: 9 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
G 5230 S [(= S chapel/serdab)] 2 (SS-2), first from W
Bibliography
Brovarski, Edward. "Two Old Kingdom Writing Boards from Giza." Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte 71 (1987), p. 47, note 5. Jánosi, Peter. "Gab es Kronprinzen in der 4. Dynastie?" Göttinger Miszellen 158 (1997), p. 29, note 83. Manuelian, Peter Der. "Penmeru Revisited–Giza Mastaba G 2197 (Giza Archives Gleanings V)." Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 45 (2009), pp. 33-34.
Notes
on long term loan (since 1971) to Detroit Institute of Arts
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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