Limestone obelisk of Ihy
White limestone obelisk inscribed for Ihy; inscribed on one face.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 1:10
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_14-11-158
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_14-11-158; 14-11-158
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Freestanding stelae and obelisks
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
- Entry Date
- 11/29/1914
- Title
- Limestone obelisk of Ihy
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: 64.6 cm; peak: 22.6 cm Width: 19.6 cm x 14.4 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Mastaba G 5221, chapel debris, [originally from G 5330]
- Bibliography
- Sanborn, Ashton. "Recent Acquisitions from Egypt. New Installation of the Primitive and Old Empire Rooms." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 20, No. 11 (April 1922), p. 27, unnumbered fig.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
