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Many small fragments of painted plaster covering (consisting of two distinct layers) from wood statues, and one partly preserved eye; there were at least __ male statues and __ female statues from E serdab and __ male statues and __ female statues from N serdab, size can only be judged approximately from some fitting wig fragments compared with other statues such as 36-4-53 (Khuienkhufu), 36-5-32 ([Inti (?)]), or 36-5-40 (Kennunefer): c) at E end of E serdab, large area with pink painted plaster surface, slender stick of wood found near it.
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Details

ID
HUMFA_38-4-21c
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_38-4-21c; 38-4-21c
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Sculpture
Entry Date
April 1938
Title
Fragments of painted plaster covering from wood statues
Medium
Plaster, wood
Dimensions
Length: stick of wood: ca 5 cm Thickness: stick of wood: 1 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Mastaba G 2088, E end of E serdab
Bibliography
Roth, Ann Macy. A Cemetery of Palace Attendants. Giza Mastabas 6. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1995, p. 82.

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