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Relief fragment
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7300
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 43 x 16 cm (10 1/4 x 16 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25-1-958
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis raised relief fragment contains five divided columns of hierogpyphs reading right to left. It includes part of a prt-xrw formula. The surface is oddly corroded and textured like lizard skin.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, street G 7300. 1925 :Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.