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Relief of running guards

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, el-Lisht

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 32.5 x 67 cm (12 13/16 x 26 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Charles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession Number58.322
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ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

ProvenanceFrom el-Lisht. Excavated by the Metropolitan Museum; reused in the construction of the Pyramid of Amenemhat I (exact position of reuse unknown); March 1958, purchased from Metropolitan Museum.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1958)