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: 43 x 61 x 15 cm (16 15/16 x 24 x 5 7/8 in.)

Classification: Relief

Description: 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; depicts lower body of tomb owner, kilt and right hand holding folded cloth, panther skin overlaying his kilt indicated by paw and tail, name of his daughter, Hepetka, written in hieroglyphs behind his hand; executed in fine low raised relief.

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.