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Fragment of relief from the mastaba of Sekhemankhptah
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Saqqara, mastaba chapel of Sekhemankhptah
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 30 x 56.5 cm (11 13/16 x 22 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number1971.296
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionCarved in raised relief with procession of rams with sower's song above.
ProvenanceFrom Saqqara, mastaba chapel of Sekhemankhptah (04.1760), south wall, third register. By 1957: Collection George Michaelidis, Cairo; by 1967: with Ernst E. Kofler, Lucerne. Purchased from Ernst E. Kofler, September 15, 1971.
(Accession Date: September 15, 1971)
(Accession Date: September 15, 1971)