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Relief scene the tomb of Nekhebu; manufacturing boats and trapping birds
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2291 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2381/2382
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 34 x 22 cm (9 13/16 x 13 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5833.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis fragment in low, raised relief depicts the back half of the male figure in 13.5833.2 and most of a second male figure facing left and a third facing right and kneeling. All are raised, and are tying together bundles of papyrus. There is a fragment (?) of hieroglyph. It joins 13.5833.2, .5 and .4.
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)