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Seated statue of Akhmeretnesut
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 5–early Dynasty 6
2465–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, tomb G 2184
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 68.5 x 24.7 x 45.5cm (26 15/16 x 9 3/4 x 17 15/16in.)
Mount (Aluminium contoured plate attached to underside): 0.6 x 24.8 x 45.6 cm (1/4 x 9 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.)
Mount (Aluminium contoured plate attached to underside): 0.6 x 24.8 x 45.6 cm (1/4 x 9 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1482
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionLimestone seated portrait statue of Akhmeretnesut, superintendent of the Royal gardens. Carved in the chunky style typical of late Dynasty 5 and early Dynasty 6, he sits with his left hand flat upon his knee and his right closed in a fist. He wears a pleated kilt and a wig with a center part. The nose is damaged.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 2184. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1912: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: December 5, 1912)
(Accession Date: December 5, 1912)