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Painted block from the tomb of Nekhebu
Painted block from the tomb of Nekhebu

Painted block from the tomb of Nekhebu

2350–2170 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLimestone with traces of pigment
DimensionsOverall (approximate): 55.3 x 41.5 x 16 cm (21 3/4 x 16 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.4339.3
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb of Nekhebu G 2382 [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], court, originally from G 2381. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: June 22, 2005)
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