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Miscellaneous fragments of [various] limestone [reliefs]: [n) four joining fragments with portions of two registers: upper register: row of furniture (chests or tables), lower register (visible on only one fragment): head of male offering bearer (facing left); one additional related fragment with portion of upper register (furniture) only; two additional possibly related fragments (furniture)].
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Details

ID
HUMFA_13-1-558n
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_13-1-558n; 13-1-558n
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Relief
Entry Date
December 1912 - January 1913
Title
Fragments of limestone relief attributed to tomb of Nekhebu
Medium
Limestone
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
[G 2382] [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], [Senedjemib complex] court, [originally from G 2381 (?)]
Remarks
A quantity of relief fragments attributed to G 2381, with unknown object registration numbers have been arbitrarily assigned this number (13-1-558). MFA 13.5959 + MFA 13.5960 + MFA 13.5982 + MFA 13.5983 (overall): consists of four joining fragments (two fragments from 13-1-558, two fragments original registration number unknown, assigned 13-1-558n); two fragments from 13-1-558 accessioned as MFA 13.5982, MFA 13.5983, two fragments assigned 13-1-558n accessioned as MFA 13.5959, MFA 13.5960; one additional related fragment (original registration number unknown, assigned 13-1-558n) accessioned as MFA 13.5961; two additional possibly related fragments (original registration number unknown, assigned 13-1-558n) accessioned as MFA 13.5880.1 and MFA 13.5880.2.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

Photos 3

Ancient People 1