Block of limestone relief from chapel of Khnumnefer
Block of limestone relief from scene of tomb owner, Khnumnefer, his wife Ankhesenptah(?) and three children, Menkaure-weser, Hepetka, and Nikauneith, with procession of dancing girls and offering bearers; depicts lower legs of tomb owner and his wife, includes lower portion of figures of daughters Nikauneith (standing behind her mother) and Hepetka (standing behind her father); executed in fine low raised relief.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_12.1512.10
- Alternate IDs
- 12.1512.10; MFAB_12.1512.10
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Relief
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
- Title
- Block of limestone relief from chapel of Khnumnefer
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 193 x 260 x 40cm (76 x 102 3/8 x 15 3/4in.) Other (individual block): 85 x 92 x 19 cm (33 7/16 x 36 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Mastaba G 2175, chapel of Khnumnefer, N wall
- Bibliography
- Smith, William Stevenson. Ancient Egypt as Represented in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1960 (6th ed.), p. 38.
- 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. (Accession Date: April 28, 2005)
