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Relief fragment
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, interior chapel west wall north end G 2150
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 67 x 28 x 20 cm (26 3/8 x 11 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number32-12-11
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis is a fragment in raised relief depicting a standing male facing right and holding a large square in front of him with both hands. There are four fragmentary hieroglylphs above his head. There is extensive red pigment. The right end of the block juts forward from the block at a right angle.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Found in debris between G2150 and G2170. Originally from interior chapel west wall north end G 2150. 1932: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.