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Middle Kingdom
This image of a seated noble woman comes from the tomb of either the woman herself or her husband. A special variety of beer and provisions of incense are mentioned in the inscription on the left.
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Title: Relief Showing a Seated Woman Smelling the Blossom of a Water Lily
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I possibly
Date: ca. 1981–1952 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Painted limestone
Dimensions: H. 42 × W. 27.9 × D. 7.5 cm (16 9/16 × 11 × 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession Number: 08.202.42
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