Digital Giza | Limestone reserve head

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 1203

Limestone reserve head from tomb of Kanefer, perhaps representing him or his wife; damage to nose, ears, and proper left side of head.

ID: HM_6-19767
Alternate IDs: HM_6-19767; 6-19767
Department: Hearst Museum, Berkeley
Classification: Sculpture
Period: Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu ?
Entry Date: 1903–1904
Title: Limestone reserve head
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 26 x 26 x 16.5 cm (10 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 in)
Credit Line: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Hearst Egyptian Expedition
Provenance: Pit G 1203 A, in debris above canopic pit in burial chamber
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