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Squeeze: relief from the tomb of Ptahhotep at Saqqara
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Paper
Credit Line
Gift of James Davis
Accession Number78.135
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReproductions
DescriptionFrom the false door of Ptahhotep: the deceased stands at left, facing right, while carrying a staff and handkerchief. Before Ptahhotep are three registers of hieroglyphic text.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Saqqara, Tomb of Ptahhotep. By 1878: James Davis Collection; 1878: Given by James Davis to the MFA.