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Relief of tomb owner seated at offering table
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2291 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2461
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 50.5 x 10.2 cm (14 3/8 x 19 7/8 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5993.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis fragment in raised relief depicts the upper right half of an offering table. Next to the table are fruits, vegetables, breads, and joints of meat piled in horizontal layers. Above the table and the offerings is a wide horizontal band separating the scene from the lower portions of 5 vertical registers of hieroglyphs. It joins 13.5993.2, 13.5993.4, and 13.5993.5.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 2461. 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)
(Accession date: April 28, 2005)