Fragments of painted plaster covering from wood statues
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): f) other fragments consist of very thin white plaster painted yellow (from body of woman) over fine cloth (24:17 threads to 1 square cm) on soft white plaster (about 5 - 6 mm thick) with imprint of wood underneath, other fragments consist of yellow painted fine yellow plaster (very thin) over cloth (24:12 threads to 1 square cm) on fine yellow plaster (5 - 7 mm thick).
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_38-4-21f
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_38-4-21f; 38-4-21f
- 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, cloth
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Mastaba G 2088, (N serdab ?)
- Bibliography
- Roth, Ann Macy. A Cemetery of Palace Attendants. Giza Mastabas 6. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1995, p. 82.
