Seated statue of Akhmeretnesut
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Seated statue of Akhmeretnesut
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Published 2019-03-27T12:37:07+00:00
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Limestone seated portrait statue of Akhmeretnesut, superintendent of the Royal gardens. Carved in the chunky style typical of late Dynasty 5 and early Dynasty 6, he sits with his left hand flat upon his knee and his right closed in a fist. He wears a pleated kilt and a wig with a center part. The nose is damaged.
Provenance
From Giza, G 2184. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1912: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: December 5, 1912)
Photography and photogrammetry by Zhejiang University.
Technical Information
| Date published | 27/03/2019 |
| Complessità | Easy |
More Information
| Title | Seated statue of Akhmeretnesut |
| Date | 2465–2150 B.C. |
| Dimension | Overall: 68.5 x 24.7 x 45.5cm (26 15/16 x 9 3/4 x 17 15/16in.) Mount (Aluminium contoured plate attached to underside): 0.6 x 24.8 x 45.6 cm (1/4 x 9 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.) |
| Accession | 12.1482 |
| Period | Old Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 5–early Dynasty 6 |
| Medium | Limestone and pigment |
| Credit | Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition |
| Record | https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/seated-statue-of-akhmeretnesut-140412 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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