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Headless limestone statuette, seated figure of [GLYPHS] Nedjemu; right hand closed holding handkerchief on right knee, left hand open palm down on left knee, body painted brown, collar and [kilt] white, pleated apron sculptured and painted yellow on lap, but only painted yellow to middle on back, seat and base black, name and titles written vertically on base beside left foot.
Illustration: Yes

Details

ID
HUMFA_36-5-29
Alternate IDs
36-5-29; HUMFA_36-5-29
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Sculpture
Entry Date
05/15/1936
Title
Headless limestone seated statue of Nedjemu
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 44+ cm Width: 18 cm Length: base: 30 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 2420 D (pit D is just S of serdab and W of chapel in SW corner of mastaba, this statuette found uppermost in pit D face down, other statuettes found later in day and on next day lower down in pit, and remainder of small statuette of Nedjemu found on June 21 in G 2411 Z)
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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