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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.


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
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

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