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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: 3.2 x 4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.2052.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis is a triangular shaped fragment of slightly raised relief. The fragments of the two large scale hieroglyphs F and R (maybe "Nefer") are on the right.
Overall 27.2052 is a scene of a man facing right leading a long horned cow. There are large scale hieroglyphs above the man giving the name 'Iwa' cattle. There is a register line above the cow with feet of a woman and a man facing right.
Overall 27.2052 is a scene of a man facing right leading a long horned cow. There are large scale hieroglyphs above the man giving the name 'Iwa' cattle. There is a register line above the cow with feet of a woman and a man facing right.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Street G 7000, debris E of subsidiary pyramid G I-b. 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.
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