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Fragment of limestone wall relief; [raised relief, lower portion of male figure (facing left) crouching on one knee, hand held behind his back clutching tether].
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

ID
HUMFA_25-1-729
Alternate IDs
25-1-729; HUMFA_25-1-729
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Relief
Entry Date
01/12/1925
Title
Fragment of limestone relief
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Width: 12.5 cm Length: 15.7 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Street G 7400, W of S end of mastaba G 7510, in front of mastaba G 7430-7440: G 7430, below level of crude brick Ptolemaic wall
Bibliography
Smith, William Stevenson. A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom. London: Oxford University Press, 1946, p. 170, fig. 65.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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