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Fragment of greywacke statue

Fragment of [greywacke] statue, part of head. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-12-365
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 2], between mastabas G 7210-7220: G 7220 and G 7230-7240: G 7230
  • Material
    [Greywacke]
  • Dimensions
    Height: 15.4 cm Width: 8.2 cm Thickness: 5.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2796
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/15/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Friedman, Florence Dunn. "The Menkaure Dyad(s)." In Stephen E. Thompson and Peter Der Manuelian, eds. Egypt and Beyond: Essays Presented to Leonard H. Lesko upon his Retirement from the Wilbour Chair of Egyptology at Brown University June 2005. Providence: Department of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies, 2008, p. 131, note 80.