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Relief from the funerary temple of Mentuhotep II
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II
2061–2010 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Mortuary temple of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 48 x 14.6 cm (16 9/16 x 18 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Weight: 44.91 kg (99 lb.)
Weight: 44.91 kg (99 lb.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number07.532
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On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionOnly the feet and legs remain of the human figures in the upper register of this fragment survive. Below, the heiroglyphic symbol for the sky, decorated with stars, and a winged sun disc for the upper part of the next register. Red, green, blue and black paint remain.
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, temple of Mentuhotep II. 1907: excavated by by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the EEF in the division of finds by the Egyptian government; voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession date: Occtober 10, 1907)
(Accession date: Occtober 10, 1907)