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Tomb relief fragment of Akhetmernisut

Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2184

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 21 x 44 cm (9 1/16 x 8 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1892
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

DescriptionThis block has one battered edge with incised hieroglyphs. The text is part of an offering formula which reads: "a good burial in the West."
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 2184. 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.
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