Limestone standing statue of Nedjemu
Limestone statue of Nedjemu; standing with left foot advanced, leaning back against rectangular support, arms hanging down at sides, hands closed holding handkerchief (?), short wig covers ears, dressed in pleated apron over white [kilt], body painted brown, hair, back support, and base black, [kilt] white, apron yellow, handkerchief white; practically complete, but in several fragments (base fragment with feet of figure only, part of right arm with hand holding handkerchief).
Illustration: Yes
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_36-5-31
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_36-5-31; 36-5-31
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Entry Date
- 05/15/1936, 05/16/1936, 06/21/1936
- Title
- Limestone standing statue of Nedjemu
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: base: 6.2 cm; total: 37.5 cm Width: 10.5 cm Length: 16.6 cm Thickness: base: 3 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 2420 D, III level (base found at same level as 36-5-30, next day part of right arm and hand holding handkerchief found lower down in pit, rest of statue, complete except for bit broken out of left upper arm, found June 21 in G 2411 Z, lying half under stones of door blocking)
- Bibliography
- Brovarski, Edward. "A Triad for Pehenptah." Warsaw Egyptological Studies I. Essays in honour of Prof. Dr. Jadwiga Lipinska. Warsaw: National Museum "Pro-Egipt," 1997, p. 263, note 8.
- Notes
- MFA 37.662 deaccessioned to Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, University of Memphis, Tennessee, July 29, 1987
- Remarks
- Diary entries for G 2419 (April 30, 1936, Vol.28.p.312) and G 2411 Z (June 21, 1936, Vol.29.p.347) report arm for this statue as found in G 2419, rather than G 2420 D (May 16 and 17, 1936, Vol.29.p.326).
- Problems/Questions
- MFA and Memphis accession numbers verified
