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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): 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).
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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.

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