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Ankhaf offering table fragments
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafra
2520–2494 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 10.6 x 8.8 x 5.4 cm (4 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Other: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Other: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25-2-382.12
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionNine joined fragments from left edge of table. Top polished surface with hieroglyphs on left side. Right side slopes down then flattens out. Forming diagonal corner and bottom of rectangluar basin hieroglyphs: "imy-r weskhet, imy"
Joining but not attached to 25-2-382.1 (bottom) and 25-2-382.2 (top)
Joining but not attached to 25-2-382.1 (bottom) and 25-2-382.2 (top)
ProvenanceFrom Giza. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.