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Relief fragment from queen's pyramid chapel
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2625–2500 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7000, N of G 7131
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 6.9 x 33 cm (2 11/16 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.2052.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis is a fragment of slightly raised relief. At the left of the top register are two feet standing together facing right. Depicted in the center are two ankles and feet set apart in a walking position facing right. There is a band separating the lower and upper registers. On the lower left are parts of the hieroglyph for the word "cattle" Iwa. To the right is the tip of a horn of a cow. The horn is painted yellow.
Overall 27.2052 is a scene of a man facing right leading a long horned cow. There are large scale hieroglyphs above the man giving the name 'Iwa' cattle. There is a register line above the cow with feet of a woman and a man facing right.
Overall 27.2052 is a scene of a man facing right leading a long horned cow. There are large scale hieroglyphs above the man giving the name 'Iwa' cattle. There is a register line above the cow with feet of a woman and a man facing right.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Street G 7000, N of G 7131. 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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