Preliminary drawing of the lower part of an animal

Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom

ca. 2124–1504 B.C.

Not on view

Blocks of fine limestone such as this were used to line the walls of the tomb chapel and provide a surface for the decoration. Visible here is the preliminary drawing of the legs of an animal walking forward, meant as the basis for relief carvings that were never completed.

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Title: Preliminary drawing of the lower part of an animal
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11–18
Date: ca. 2124–1504 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Sebeknakht (MMA 808), MMA excavations, 1913–14
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 17.5 × W. 22 × D. 21.2 cm (6 7/8 × 8 11/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Object Number: 14.1.414b
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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