AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C.
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C. With three columns of hieroglyphs describing the titles of the deceased, carved in raised relief, reading from right to left: 'Sole friend of the King and Seal bearer of the god in the Two great Fleets, [?] overseer of oarsmen and foreman of recruits, [?] the king beloved of all foreign lands', and eleven columns of sunken relief hieroglyphic inscriptions listing all the offerings made to the deceased in the afterlife, consisting of a variety of bread, beer, meat, poultry and fruits 25 1/8 x 13 in. (64 x 33.3 cm.)
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C.
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C. With three columns of hieroglyphs describing the titles of the deceased, carved in raised relief, reading from right to left: 'Sole friend of the King and Seal bearer of the god in the Two great Fleets, [?] overseer of oarsmen and foreman of recruits, [?] the king beloved of all foreign lands', and eleven columns of sunken relief hieroglyphic inscriptions listing all the offerings made to the deceased in the afterlife, consisting of a variety of bread, beer, meat, poultry and fruits 25 1/8 x 13 in. (64 x 33.3 cm.)
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