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Relief from the tomb of Nekhebu; tomb owner seated before double row of relatives
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2291 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2381/2382
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 39.3 x 99.2 x 18 cm (15 1/2 x 39 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5934.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis fragment executed in low raised relief depicts the lower portion of Nekhebu facing right; wearing a trapezoidal kilt and holding a staff with his left arm. Depicted in the lower register facing Nekhebu are his son, wife, daughter, and a herdsman holding a tethering rope with his left hand pulling an animal. Above these figures are hieroglyphs. Depicted in the top register are the feet of four other figures facing the tomb owner. There are traces of red pigment. This fragment joins 13.5934.2
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)
(Accession date: April 28, 2005)