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White limestone statue of Khnumbaef/Babaef, standing [with left foot advanced], hands at sides, long full [kilt]; front of [kilt] roughened, covered with fine mud, remodeled and covered with fine white plaster; headless, mud nearly all fallen off front of [kilt], weathered.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

ID
HUMFA_14-11-93
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_14-11-93; 14-11-93
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: 142.5 cm; to neck: 135 cm: base: 13 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
G 5230 S [(= S chapel/serdab)] 2 (SS-2), second 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. 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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