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Relief Fragment with Part of a Vertical Inscription

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 106
The fragment belongs to a vertical column of inscription reading from right to left that was part of a group of texts carved in extremely low relief and exquisitely painted. On the left side of the piece is part of a thick black line dividing columns of text. To the right is part of the leg and hoof of a bovine-sign; below it is a curving black form that could be part of a male head, perhaps the seated-man-sign. The fragment likely belongs to inscriptions with the titles and epithets of the tomb owner that were placed near representations of him. The background is painted gray.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Relief Fragment with Part of a Vertical Inscription
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12
  • Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
  • Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), MMA excavations, 1920
  • Medium: Limestone, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 7.7 cm (3 1/6 in.); W. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.3.436
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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