Fragment of basalt statue (?) of Akhethetep
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: avenue G 2, G 7422, G 7133 (formerly G 7130 X), G I-a boat pit, avenue G 0
Fragment of [black] basalt stela or part of sarcophagus [or inscribed base of statue] of Akhethetep; incised hieroglyphs.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 1:2.
Additional illustration: Yes.
Additional illustration scale: 1:2
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_24-11-694
- Alternate IDs
- 24-11-694; HUMFA_24-11-694
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Inscribed fragments
- Period
- Old Kingdom
- Entry Date
- 11/20/1924
- Title
- Fragment of basalt statue (?) of Akhethetep
- Medium
- Basalt
- Dimensions
- Height: 10.7+ cm [5.6 cm] Width: 10.6 cm Thickness: 5.3 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- [Avenue G 1], debris from [boat pit] [N] of subsidiary pyramid G I-b (G I-a boat pit)
- Remarks
- Provenance originally recorded in OR incorrect; boat pit N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b, thus S of subsidiary pyramid G I-a (G I-a boat pit), was excavated end of November 1924.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified