Block of limestone relief
One of two fitting halves of limestone block with biographical inscription; remains of four vertical columns of inscription; joins MFA 31.249.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_31.248
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_31.248; 31.248
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Relief
- Period
- Old Kingdom
- Title
- Block of limestone relief
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height x width x depth (approx.): 51.0 x 37.0 x 14 cm (20 1/16 x 14 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Built into pit G 7011 D, originally from Isis temple
- Notes
- This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1930: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.