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Fragments of a royal head

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu or Khafra
2585–2532 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Debris over Tomb G 7102

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster))
Dimensions Length: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1466
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionBack of wig, head cloth, and protective Horus hawk from a statue of Khufu (?); now fitted togther.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, debris over tomb G 7102. January 1925: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1927: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1925)