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Relief fragment from the tomb of Nekhebu

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2291 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2381/2382

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 15 x 4 cm (2 13/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5994.2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

DescriptionThis fragment, executed in raised relief, joins to 13.5994.1 and forms the bottom of the cartouche. It also joins 13.5994.3. There are faint traces of dark gray pigment.
ProvenanceFrom Giza. Found on shelves marked "G2381/G 2382 Nekhebu." From 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. Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: April 28, 2005)