Fragments of greywacke anthropoid sarcophagus of Kheperre
Three baskets full of fragments of [greywacke] from large anthropoid sarcophagus of Kheperre (cf. 29-4-443, 29-12-20, 29-12-215).
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_29-12-38
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_29-12-38; 29-12-38
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
- Entry Date
- 12/02/1929
- Title
- Fragments of greywacke anthropoid sarcophagus of Kheperre
- Medium
- [Greywacke]
- Dimensions
- Height: 150 +/- cm Width: 72 +/- cm Thickness: max: 34 cm
- 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