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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: 11 x 9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.2052.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis fragment is in slightly raised relief. It depicts a part of the head of a man and his torso, facing left. His right arm is extended to the left and his left arm is across the chest with his hand on his shoulder. It joins another fragment, which shows him leading a long horned cow. His hair has black pigment and his body is reddish brown.
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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