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[One of] three inscribed fragments of mud sealings: b) hard mud with one impression on face and string impression on back.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 2:1

Details

ID
HUMFA_34-12-8b
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_34-12-8b; 34-12-8b
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Seals, sealings & stoppers
Entry Date
12/12/1934
Title
Fragment of mud sealing with seal impressions
Medium
Mud
Dimensions
Width: 1.8 cm Length: 2.2 cm Thickness: .4 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 1457 A, debris of burial chamber
Bibliography
Reisner, George A., and William Stevenson Smith. The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops: a Study of Egyptian Civilization in the Old Kingdom. A History of the Giza Necropolis 2. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955, p. 50 (misidentified as 34-12-28), fig. 50.

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