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Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom temple inventories describe sacred pillars of gold that played a role in the festivals honoring various deities. The two pillars seen here resemble most closely the so-called Abydos fetish, an emblem of the place sacred to the great god Osiris.
For other reliefs of Neferu, see 26.3.353* and 31.3.1.
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Title: Relief fragments of two sacred emblems
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, early
Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Neferu (TT 319, MMA 31), MMA excavations, 1923–25
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 49.5 x W. 67.5 cm (19 1/2 x 26 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.3.353d
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