Limestone standing statue of Khuienkhufu
Limestone statue, about half life-sized standing figure of Khuienkhufu, wearing short wig and [kilt] with belt with buckle; name written horizontally on top of base in front of feet, titles above that in front of right foot, little color of body preserved, support and base black, pleated apron yellow over white [kilt]; broken into two pieces through knees, but otherwise complete, right thumb, knob of handkerchief in right hand, small part of inner left calf, and chip of lower right corner of base broken off.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_36-4-53
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_36-4-53; 36-4-53
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Entry Date
- 04/19/1936
- Title
- Limestone standing statue of Khuienkhufu
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: 83.5 cm Width: base: 21 cm Length: base: 34 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 2407 D
- Bibliography
- Manuelian, Peter Der. "An Approach to Archaeological Information Management: The Giza Archives Project." In Filip Coppens, ed. Abusir and Saqqara in the year 2001. Proceedings of the Symposium (Prague, September 25th-27th, 2001). Archiv Orientální 70, No. 3 (August 2002). Prague: Oriental Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, pp. 324, 328, 334-336, pls. 9-11. Reisner, George A. "Note on Objects Assigned to the Museum by the Egyptian Government." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 36, No. 214 (1938), pp. 26-28, fig. 5. Smith, William Stevenson. A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom. London: Oxford University Press, 1946, p. 75.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
