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Limestone statuette of woman; standing figure wearing long close-fitting robe; head missing, badly pock-marked by sand.

Details

ID
MFAB_06.1879
Alternate IDs
06.1879; MFAB_06.1879
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Sculpture
Period
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 5
Title
Headless limestone statue of woman
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Height, .621
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
In sand in front (E) of S chapel niche of mastaba G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
Notes
This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1905: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1906: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Remarks
Object not registered (no registration records for 1903-1904-1905-1906).

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