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Royal sculpture fragment
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafra or Menka
2520–2472 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Giza, Below pit G 7101H & G 7110 - 7120:G 7110
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Other: 3.4 x 5.5 x 1.3 cm (1 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.2730
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragment with one, sculpted, surface with ridges. Part of nemes headdress, part of falcon?
ProvenanceFrom Giza, below pit G 7101H & G 7110 - 7120: G 7110. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the divion of finds by the government of Egypt.
(accession date Jan 14, 2005)
(accession date Jan 14, 2005)