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Standing figure of Babaef
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 4–early Dynasty 5
2472–2458 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 67.6 x 21.6 x 29.8 x 3.5 cm (26 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Mount (Base with aluminum L-shaped mount): 24.8 x 19.4 x 34.9 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Case (painted wooden pedestal ): 103.2 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm (40 5/8 x 14 x 16 in.)
Case (Plex bonnet ): 81.9 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm (32 1/4 x 14 x 16 in.)
Mount (Base with aluminum L-shaped mount): 24.8 x 19.4 x 34.9 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Case (painted wooden pedestal ): 103.2 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm (40 5/8 x 14 x 16 in.)
Case (Plex bonnet ): 81.9 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm (32 1/4 x 14 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.603
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionAlabaster. Head and fragments of standing figure with inscribed back support reconstructed by Mr. Young and David Dennis, 1939.
ProvenanceFrom Giza G 5230. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.