Fragments of limestone relief from tomb of Nefer
Four fitting fragments of limestone relief; three fragments depicting standing figures (from waist up) of Nefer and wife facing right (Nefer grasping staff, wife embracing Nefer at shoulder and arm), and one fragment with hieroglyphs.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_31.780
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_31.780; 31.780
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Relief
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Fragments of limestone relief from tomb of Nefer
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: 55.5 cm (21 7/8 in.)
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Mastaba G 2110
- Bibliography
- "Actes du colloque sur l'art de l'ancien empire." Cairo, 1992, [to be completed]. Unsigned. "Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 29, No. 176 (1931), p. 120.
- Notes
- This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession Date: January 1, 1931)
- Remarks
- MFA 31.780: three unregistered fragments + 36-12-2
