This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1912: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1912: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession Date: April 28, 2005)

Findspot: Western Cemetery, Mastaba G 2175, chapel of Khnumnefer, N wall

Dimensions/Weight: Overall: 193 x 260 x 40cm (76 x 102 3/8 x 15 3/4in.) Other (individual block): 26.5 x 37.8 x 17.4 cm (10 7/16 x 14 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.) - right corner measurement Other: 26.5 x 29 x 17.4 cm (10 7/16 x 11 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

Classification: Relief

Description: Left uppermost block of limestone relief from scene of tomb owner, Khnumnefer, his wife Ankhesenptah(?) and three children, Menkaure-weser, Hepetka, and Nikauneith, with procession of dancing girls and offering bearers; contains four hieroglyphs: 's, t, H, and n', as well as portion of back of wig of tomb owner's wife; executed in fine low raised relief, traces of dark red modern paint on edges of decorated surface; block itself juts forward on left edge, fits on top of 12.1512.3 and to left of 12.1512.2.

Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Selected Published References:
Smith, William Stevenson. Ancient Egypt as Represented in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1960 (6th ed.), p. 38.