Inscribed relief fragment from the shrine of a royal woman within the temple of Mentuhotep II

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2051–2030 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 105

This piece features part of an inscription in sunk relief. On the underside is part of a cavetto (a finishing element at the upper edge of a wall or door), indicating that this inscription originally sat at the very top of the chapel wall.

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Title: Inscribed relief fragment from the shrine of a royal woman within the temple of Mentuhotep II
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: early reign of Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904–06
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: h. 9 x w. 8 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906, 1907
Object Number: 06.1231.80b
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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