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Sculpture fragments
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, From pit G 7332 V, debris of pit itself
Medium/Technique
Red granite
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 18.2 x 9.5 cm (4 3/4 x 7 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1631
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThick fragment of rectangular base (?) with traces of green paint on one surface. Top inscribed with incised hieroglyphs: "the King's son of his body".
ProvenanceFrom Giza. From pit G 7332V, radim of pit itself. 1927: excavated by Harvard University - Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt."