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Large [greywacke] anthropoid sarcophagus of [Kheperre] (cf. 29-12-20, 29-12-38, 29-12-215). [Mummiform figure, with feet resting on plinth, wears tripartite wig, false beard and broad collar. Two vertical lines of text below collar give Kheperre's name and title. Four Sons of Horus depicted on shoulders: Imseti and Duamutef on right and Hapi and Qebehsenuef on left. Body covered in fifteen vertical columns of inscription].
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_29-4-443
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_29-4-443; 29-4-443
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
Title
Greywacke anthropoid sarcophagus of Kheperre
Medium
[Greywacke]
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 7757 A, room X
Bibliography
D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, pp. 176-180, cat. 127. Freed, Rita E., Lawrence M. Berman, and Denise M. Doxey. Arts of Ancient Egypt. MFA Highlights. Boston: MFA Publications, 2003, p. 182. Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, pp. 273-274.
Remarks
MFA 30.834, sarcophagus of Kheperre: MFA 30.834a (box) + MFA 30.834b (lid) = 29-4-443 (sarcophagus) + 29-12-20 (lid fragment) + 29-12-38 (miscellaneous fragments) + 29-12-215 (lid fragment).
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

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