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Wall painting
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4–5
2575–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Debris between G 5230 and 5110
Medium/Technique
Painted plaster over limestone
Dimensions
Block: 17.5 x 29.5 x 1.3 cm (6 7/8 x 11 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.960
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionFragment. Painted plaster on limestone block; part of an offering scene. Inscription below black horizontal register line preserves the end of a phrase mentioning from right to left servants of the funerary estate of the tomb owner. Plucked and bound ducks painted yellow with spots, intended as offering, appear below the inscription.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, debris between G 5230 and 5110. January 1915. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.