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Relief of Wives of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
Relief decoration in the temple of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II shows that royal women of the Eleventh Dynasty played an important role in cult and state ceremonies. The excavators composed this relief from two blocks that belonged to a scene representing a procession of women identified as wives of the king in the accompanying inscriptions. These figures depict Queen Kawit (left) and Queen Kemsit (right) with their right hands on their chests in poses of reverence or respect. The reliefs are carved in the later style of the Mentuhotep era, which was influenced by northern, Memphite art.
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