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Ankhaf offering table fragments
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafra
2520–2494 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7000
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 7.9 x 3.7 cm (2 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1901
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionFragment of alabaster offering table with at least two rectangular troughs. One finished edge, forming right side of table. Finely formed 'ka' arms hieroglyph in sunken relief on top surface.
ProvenanceFrom Giza. Street G 7000 debris S of mastaba G 7450. 1927 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.