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Relief from tomb of Mehu female offering bearers and butchering scene

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 5
2431–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Reused in building chamb intrusive pit G 2423 X

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 93.8 x 14 cm (4 15/16 x 36 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number37.2761.4
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

DescriptionThis rectangular slab, executed in fine, raised relief depicts the torsos of 3 female offering bearers on the left, offering tables in the center, and offering registers on the right. It joins 37.2761..2, .3, .5, and .6.

Overall 37.2761 contains two registers. The top register (.1-.5) depicts seven female offering bearers and piles of offerings before the legs of a seated figure at an offering table. The lower register (.6) contains five men butchering two oxen.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, reused in building chamber of intrusive pit G 2423X, Tomb of Mehu. 1937: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.