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Relief from a wall of the offering chamber of Khnumnefer and Nedju
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2500–2350 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2175, Khnumnefer and Nedju
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 193 x 260 x 40cm (76 x 102 3/8 x 15 3/4in.)
Other (individual block): 51 x 19 x 34 cm (20 1/16 x 7 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.) - left corner measurement
Other: 51 x 60 x 24 cm (20 1/16 x 23 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Other (individual block): 51 x 19 x 34 cm (20 1/16 x 7 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.) - left corner measurement
Other: 51 x 60 x 24 cm (20 1/16 x 23 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1512.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis block is part of the scene of the tomb owner and his wife with a procession of dancing girls, and also, offering bearers. It is executed in fine, low raised relief and depicts the hand and lower body of the wife of the tomb owner. She holds a lotus by the stem which is looped around her right hand. The block itself juts forward on the left edge, forming a corner. It is part of the left edge of the scene.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 2175, Khnumnefer and Nedju, chapel of Khnumnefer, north wall. 1912: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Accession Date: April 28, 2005.
Accession Date: April 28, 2005.