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Architectural fragment: cornice

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Dendara, Tomb of Beba

Medium/Technique Limestone
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number98.1033c
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ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

DescriptionLimestone architectural fragment (cornice) with inscribed hieroglyphic text.

See also stele and lintel: 98.1031 and 98.1032.
ProvenanceFrom Dendara, tomb of Beba. 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession date: November 1, 1898)