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Painted limestone standing dyad of man and woman, possibly Mersuankh and his wife.

Details

ID
EMC_JE_66619
Alternate IDs
EMC_JE_66619; JE_66619; EMC_SR_2/14747; SR_2/14747
Department
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Classification
Sculpture
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
Title
Dyad of Mersuankh and his wife
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
50 x 28 x 18 cm
Credit Line
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Provenance
G 8990, upper serdab
Bibliography
Hassan, Selim. Excavations at Gîza 1: 1929-1930, pp. 115-116, pl. 73; Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G356/2; Porter & Moss, p. 270.
Notes
From excavations of Selim Hassan.
Remarks
ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): SR_2/_14747; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Mersuankh (G 8990), Perankhes (in G 8990), Selim Hassan; RELATED SITE(S): G 8990

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