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Relief fragment Kanefer and his wife
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Debris between G 2150 and 2170
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 17.2 x 5 cm (6 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number32-12-12.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis fragment in raised relief depicts the right hip of the wife of Kanefer facing right. It is only a small fragment from the top of object 32-12-12.2.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Debris between G 2150 and 2170. Originally from G 2150, part of chapel north wall, west end. 1932: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.