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Tomb relief fragment

Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7530, debris in debris

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 38.5 x 17 cm (18 1/8 x 15 3/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27-5-1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

DescriptionThis fragment executed in raised relief is finely-crafted with incised hieroglyphs that include the "wp" and "n" signs. The lower section is divided into registers.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Tomb G 7530, debris in radim. 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.