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Offering procession
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2382/court tomb of Nekhebu
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5999
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionFragment of relief showing parts of the head and shoulders of three men in an offering procession. On the right is the back of a man's head and a long bouquet of flowers carried over his shoulder. The middle figure shows a man carrying a goose(?) and scribal palette. To the left is part of a third man with a tray of breads draped with lotus flowers. The work is in fine low relief.
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. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt, Dec. 4, 1913.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)