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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, debris E of sub pyr G I-b

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 10 x 1.5 cm (2 1/4 x 3 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.2053
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

DescriptionThis is two joining pieces of low relief depicting vessels and offerings. Traces of black paint.
ProvenanceFrom Giza. Street G 7000, debris E of sub pyr G I-b. 1924: 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.
(Accession date: April 28, 2005)