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Relief tomb of Nekhebu; procession of female offering bearers with baskets
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2291 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb of Nekhebu G 2381 G 2382
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 19.5 x 25.5 x 9 cm (7 11/16 x 10 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5938.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis fragment of low raised relief consists of portions of two horizontal registers. In the top register are two hooves of an animal resting on the register line. In the lower register are portions of two heaps of offerings. There are traces of red pigment and a good deal of black pigment.
ProvenanceFrom Giza. 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: July 14, 2005)
(Accession date: July 14, 2005)