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Tomb relief fragment

Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7440, debris, IV in debris of pit

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Other (side A): 12.5 x 8.5 x 5.2 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Other (side B): 14 x 12 x 5.2 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27-2-478
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

DescriptionThis is a two-sided, triangular, sunk relief fragment depicting on side A, among others, a raised cow's head, and on side B, a seated (woman's?) torso holding an ankh in the right hand.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7440, debris IV in radim of pit. .1927: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.