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Fragment of [gneiss] statue, right hand (clenched fist).
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

ID
HUMFA_24-12-656
Alternate IDs
24-12-656; HUMFA_24-12-656
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Sculpture
Entry Date
12/22/1924
Title
Fragment of gneiss statue
Medium
[Gneiss]
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm Width: 9.1 cm Thickness: 7.25 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 7132 B
Bibliography
Flentye, Laurel. "The Development of Art in the Fourth Dynasty: The Eastern and GIS Cemeteries at Giza." In Mamdouh Eldmaty and Mai Trad, eds. Egyptian Museum Collections Around the World: Studies for the Centennial of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2002, pp. 388-391. Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 33, fig. 69.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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