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Offering table of Ny-ka-nesut
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, On the surface, east of Tomb G 2156
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Length x width x depth: 52 x 39 x 5 cm (20 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1513
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionOffering table cut into the shape of a hetep hieroglyph. A line of text in sunk relief gives the name and titles of the owner.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, on the surface east of tomb G 2156. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1912: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.