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Inscribed block with bowman and dog

Middle Kingdom
ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 107
This corner piece is the only fragment whose original position in Khety’s tomb (within the entrance passage) can be determined. The text on one side makes reference to “officials bowing” (to Khety) and “what the western desert has,” which probably alludes to Khety’s responsibility to supply semi-precious stones to the court.

Visible on the other face is a bowman with a baboon or a dog walking beside him, perhaps part of a procession of hunters (see 26.3.354-3-related).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Inscribed block with bowman and dog
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 11
  • Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
  • Date: ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311, MMA 508), MMA excavations, 1922–23
  • Medium: Limestone, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 37 x W. 43.5 cm (14 9/16 x 17 1/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.3.354a
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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