Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
[One of] five blocks of white limestone wall relief: c) (10) [inscription, portion of compartment offering list]; reused in building chamber of intrusive pit G 2423 X.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_37-1-26c
- Alternate IDs
- 37-1-26c; HUMFA_37-1-26c
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Relief
- Entry Date
- 01/22/1937, 01/23/1937
- Title
- Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: 38 cm Width: 43 cm Length: total of wall, at least: 270 cm Thickness: 9.5 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 2423 X, chamber, [originally from G 2423 chapel]
- Bibliography
- Smith, William Stevenson. "The Judge Goes Fishing." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 56, No. 304 (Summer 1958), pp. 56-57, fig. 1.
- Remarks
- MFA 39.833 (overall): composed of ten fragments (from 37-1-26, 37-1-28, 37-1-29), forming fragmentary scene of Mehu standing facing right with right arm upraised holding spear and, to left (behind Mehu), five or more horizontal registers and several vertical registers of text.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
