Relief
This relief is one of a group of six similar slabs found at various locations around the site. Originally, they may have lined one or several small funerary chapels. We see a man—doubtless the tomb owner—leaning comfortably on his staff. The squatting figures in front of him are presumably members of his family. The small tables in front of them suggest that they are partaking of the tomb owner's funerary meal. The family may have dined together in the same way during life.
Artwork Details
- Title: Relief
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 13
- Date: ca. 1802–1640 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb of Nakht (493), brick building east, Pit 480, MMA excavations, 1913–14
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: h. 46 cm (18 1/8 in); w. 78 cm (30 11/16 in)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
- Object Number: 15.3.1141
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 1981–1917 B.C.
India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
first half 3rd century CE
A.D. 100–150
ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
656–650 BC
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