Mused Mused Logo Digital Giza
statue_head1.jpeg
statue_head1.jpeg statue_head2.jpeg

Head of limestone statue

This head of a small limestone statue was uncovered in the tomb of Queen Meresankh III. The figure was wearing a cloak, and there were traces of black paint of the wig. The statue may have held specific religious significance to the tomb and possibly represented a scribe or servant to Meresankh in the afterlife.

Details

Sculpture
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
05/03/1928
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Height: 9.5 cm Width: 10.3 cm Thickness: 7.9 cm
http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/objects/19142/full/
Street G 7500, debris on top of stairway leading to [G 7524] a, [possibly originally from G 7530-7540: G 7530]
HUMFA_28-5-20
Limestone
MFA accession number: 30.1461
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Digital Giza 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138
We use minimal cookies to make this website better. Accept.