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[Block] of limestone wall relief; [small male figure, perhaps poling boat, containing heron standing on top of caged ducks).
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:10

Details

ID
HUMFA_24-12-1001
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_24-12-1001; 24-12-1001
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Relief
Entry Date
12/26/1924
Title
Block of limestone relief from tomb of Kawab
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 55 cm Width: 32 cm Thickness: 67 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Mastaba G 7110-7120: G 7120, chapel, rooms c and d and space between, [originally from chamber b]
Bibliography
Freed, Rita E., Lawrence M. Berman, and Denise M. Doxey. Arts of Ancient Egypt. MFA Highlights. Boston: MFA Publications, 2003, p. 72. Markowitz, Yvonne J., Joyce L. Haynes, and Rita E. Freed. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition. Boston: MFA Publications, 2002, pp. 64-65, cat. 12. Reisner, George A. "The Servants of the Ka." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 32, No. 189 (February 1934), p. 3, fig. 3. Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 3, pl. VId, fig. 11g. Smith, William Stevenson. "The Origin of Some Unidentified Old Kingdom Reliefs." American Journal of Archaeology 46 (1942), fig. 11. Smith, William Stevenson. Country Life in Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts Picture Book 2. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1954, p. 10, fig. 11.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 5

Ancient People 1

Published Documents 3

Unpublished Documents 3