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Relief fragment from the tomb of Nekhebu

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2291 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2381/2382

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Other: 16.5 x 33.5 x 16.5 cm (6 1/2 x 13 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5921
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

DescriptionThis fragment contains two hieroglyphs in sunk relief above a register line. There are traces of red pigment in the hieroglyphs and register line.
ProvenanceFrom Giza. Found on shelves marked "G2381/G 2382 Nekhebu." From tomb of Nekhebu G 2382 [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], court, originally from G 2381. 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)