Fragment of basalt statue
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7132, street G 7300, G 7132, avenue G 2, G I-a, avenue G 0
Fragment of [probably Old Kingdom] [black] basalt statue, [certainly of private man], left hand portion of face and back of head; [painted red on flesh and (?) black on wig].
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:4.
Additional illustration: Yes.
Additional illustration scale: 1:2
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_24-12-214
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_24-12-214; 24-12-214
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom ?
- Entry Date
- 12/10/1924
- Title
- Fragment of basalt statue
- Medium
- Basalt
- Dimensions
- Height: 12.1 cm Width: 11.1 cm Thickness: 5.9 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- [Avenue G 0], N of subsidiary pyramid G I-a
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified