Fragments of alabaster and granite statues
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 5230, G 5231, G 5231a, G 5330, G 5244, G 5233
Basket full of fragments of alabaster [and granite] (cf. 14-11-107), among them: two inscribed fragments, a fit on fragments [from] 14-11-107 and 14-11-108 (all have been placed together); also two toes (second and third ?) of left foot [of alabaster royal (?) statue]; [also toe of black granite statue attributed to Khnumbaef (Babaef), belongs with one fragment from 14-11-109b].
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_14-11-110
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_14-11-110; 14-11-110
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom
- Entry Date
- 11/22/1914
- Title
- Fragments of alabaster and granite statues
- Medium
- Alabaster, [granite]
- Dimensions
- Width: toe: 3.3 cm; 2.9 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Between mastabas G 5110 and G 5230, strip 3 and in pit, [some originally from G 5230]
- Remarks
- MFA 14.1694 = one fragment from 14-11-109b + one fragment from 14-11-110: two fragments of toes from left foot, not joined, but each fragment with remnants of glue from previous joining; one fragment has three toes and other has only one (fragments certainly from same foot, but toe missing between them).
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified