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Relief from a wall of the offering chamber of Khnumnefer and Nedju
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2500–2350 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2175, Khnumnefer and Nedju
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 193 x 260 x 40cm (76 x 102 3/8 x 15 3/4in.)
Other (individual block): 37.7 x 41 x 16.5 cm (14 13/16 x 16 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Other (individual block): 37.7 x 41 x 16.5 cm (14 13/16 x 16 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1512.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis block is part of the scene of the tomb owner and his wife with a procession of dancing girls, and also, offering bearers. It is executed in fine, low raised relief and contains, on the right, the front half of the first of the row of dancing girls. There are finely-detailed hieroglyphs giving the name of the tomb owner's son, "Menkaura-weser". This block fits between .5 and .7.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 2175, Khnumnefer and Nedju, chapel of Khnumnefer, north wall. 1912: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Accession Date: April 28, 2005.
Accession Date: April 28, 2005.