Limestone standing statue of Nefersehefen
Limestone standing portrait statue of Nefersehefen; inscribed on base; head missing, fragmentary, composed of many pieces glued together.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_12.1483
- Alternate IDs
- 12.1483; MFAB_12.1483
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
- Title
- Limestone standing statue of Nefersehefen
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Legacy dimension: .220 x .425 base. .805 H.
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Mastaba G 2185
- Bibliography
- Smith, William Stevenson. A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom. London: Oxford University Press, 1946, p. 74, chapter 4, b, iii [to be completed].
- Notes
- This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1912: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1912: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.