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Fragment of limestone wall relief; [low raised relief, female figure (facing left) seated in low backed chair in stern of boat].
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 1:10

Details

ID
HUMFA_25-1-1337
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_25-1-1337; 25-1-1337
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Relief
Entry Date
01/28/1925
Title
Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Meresankh II
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 61 cm Width: 62 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Mastaba G 7410-7420: G 7410, [chapel]
Bibliography
Manuelian, Peter Der. "On the Early History of Giza: The 'Lost' Wadi Cemetery (Giza Archives Gleanings, III)." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 95 (2009), p. 126, note 41. Smith, William Stevenson. "The Origin of Some Unidentified Old Kingdom Reliefs." American Journal of Archaeology 46 (1942), fig. 11.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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