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The bottom half of a statue of the scribe Djeuty and his wife, Bak, this small statue is now broken in two pieces. The inscription on the back of the seat preserves three lines of text from an offering formula reading " May they [give] invocation offerings of bread and beer, beef and fowl, all...
Provenance
From Semna, Room 77. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: January 15, 2005)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1550–1295 B.C.
Findspot
Semna, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Overall: 8.8 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm (3 7/16 x 4 1/2 x 2 in.)
Accession Number
24.2236
Medium or Technique
Stone