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Middle Kingdom
Visible here is the head and upper body of a "lector" priest, who would have read a liturgy during the performance of rites for Khety. At the top of the upper fragment is part of an inscription referring to the offering ritual that will be performed (see 26.3.354-1-related).
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Title: Figure of a lector priest
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, 1922–23/1926–27
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 15.5 x W. 14 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. )
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Accession Number: 26.3.354s
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