Relief fragment from the tomb of Nekhebu
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2291 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb of Nekhebu G 2381 G 2382
Dimensions
Overall: 5.6 x 11 x 4.9 cm (2 3/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Accession Number
13.6024
Medium or Technique
Limestone
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
This fragment has two adjacent dressed faces and one face which has been sawn in modern times. One dressed is decorated in low raised relief consisting of three slightly diverging pairs of parallel lines.
Provenance
From 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.
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Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition