Fragment of wall painting from tomb of Akhmerutnisut
Fragment of corner block with deep reddish brown pigment on one side, reddish-brown with black stripes on other.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_47.1946
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_47.1946; 47.1946
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Relief
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 - Dynasty 6
- Title
- Fragment of wall painting from tomb of Akhmerutnisut
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7 x 21.5 x 23.5 cm (2 3/4 x 8 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
- Credit Line
- Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Mastaba G 2184, chapel, probably inner room
- 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.
- Remarks
- Wall paintings almost entirely effaced by water damage in shipboard fire during transport to Boston.