Fragments of alabaster royal statue
Six fragments of clear alabaster royal statuette: a) two fragments from [proper right] wrist and part of pleated [kilt] on thigh. Illustration: No
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- ID
- HUMFA_14-12-72a
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Sculpture
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- Findspot
- Pit G 5223 A
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- Material
- Alabaster
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- Dimensions
- Length: total: 14.8 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 14.1753.1
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- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre
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- Date of Register Entry
- 12/19/1914
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- Remarks
- Related fragments probably from one statue: 14-12-49b (two fitting fragments of proper left half of face) = MFA 21.951a and MFA 21.951e + 14-12-71 (three fitting fragments of proper left shoulder, chest, upper arm) = MFA 21.951b and MFA 21.951c and MFA 21.951d + 14-12-72a (proper right wrist and part of pleated kilt) = MFA 14.1753.1 + 14-12-72b (proper right shoulder) = MFA 14.1753.2 + 14-11-107.1 (part of beard) = MFA 14.1693.1 + 14-12-65.2 (part of pleated kilt) = MFA 14.1751.2 + 14-12-65.21 and 14-12-65.24 (part of proper right side of nemes wig and lappet) = MFA 14.1751.21 and MFA 14.1751.24 + 14-12-65.81 (part of proper left lappet) + 14-12-65.82 (part of proper left side of nemes wig); fragment of right wrist and part of pleated kilt accessioned as MFA 14.1753.1.
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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Smith, William Stevenson. "Fragments of a Statuette of Chephren." Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 54 (1957), pp. 186-187, fig. 1.