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Block of limestone relief; [heads of Kanefer and his mother(?) Meresankh facing left and inscription listing titles, raised relief].
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

ID
HUMFA_32-12-10
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_32-12-10; 32-12-10
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Relief
Entry Date
12/28/1932
Title
Block of limestone relief from tomb of Kanefer
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Width: 41 cm Length: 70 cm Thickness: 32 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Debris between G 2150 and G 2170 (in 1905/1906 buried on top of G 2170), originally from G 2150, facade, N of chapel entrance
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, fig. 263.

Tombs and Monuments 2

Photos 5

Ancient People 2