Offering slab for seven oils of Ankhwadjes
The slab is provided with seven circular depressions for the "seven sacred oils" that were used in mortuary rituals. The names of the oils are written above the hollows. The signs are delicately incised, but then less carefully covered with green pigment, much of which remains. Above the labes is a horizontal line of inscription asking that offerings be made for the owner of the slab, a nobleman named Ankhwadjes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Offering slab for seven oils of Ankhwadjes
- Period: Old Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 5–6
- Date: ca. 2649–2100 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Dimensions: 9 13/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25 x 12 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
- Object Number: 11.150.1a
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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