The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Relief fragment with king Khufu's cattle

Relief fragment with king Khufu's cattle

Period:: Old Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 4
Reign:: reign of Khufu
Date:: ca. 2551–2528 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I, MMA 1920–1922
Medium:: Limestone
Dimensions:: h. 46 cm (18 1/8 in); w. 137.5 cm (54 1/8 in) Estimated weight: 290 lbs. (131.5 kg.)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession Number:: 22.1.3a, b

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Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
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What
Sculpture (24,350)

Limestone (4,529)

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Africa (33,501)

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Al Lisht (3,895)
When
8000-2000 B.C. (3,791)
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