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Twelve fragments of rectangular yellow limestone table, belonging to servant statue, figure stood on small end of table; right hand perserved on upper edge of table and left foot beside opposite rear leg of table, top of table sloping downwards away from figure, inscribed [GLYPHS] Katjesu on top of base along long left side of table facing out right, table painted red-brown (?).
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: ca 1:3

Details

ID
HUMFA_38-4-17
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_38-4-17; 38-4-17
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Sculpture
Entry Date
04/08/1938
Title
Fragments of inscribed limestone servant statue
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 14.5 cm Width: 9.8 cm Length: 20 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Mastaba G 2088, room c
Bibliography
Roth, Ann Macy. A Cemetery of Palace Attendants. Giza Mastabas 6. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1995, p. 82, fig. 38, p. 84. Roth, Ann Macy. "The Meaning of Menial Labor: 'Servant Statues' in Old Kingdom Serdabs." Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 39 (2002), p. 113.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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