Part of an elaborate roof or canopy - see 26.3.354-2

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2051–2000 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 107

This group of relief fragments comes from the entrance passage of the tomb of Khety, the first recorded royal treasurer (“overseer of what is sealed”) of Mentuhotep II. Depicted here is part of a canopy under which Khety was shown seated, probably part of a magnificent carrying chair (see fig. 1) in which he would have been ferried around his estate. In funerary contexts, these scenes could represent the tomb owner’s visits to the site on which his mortuary monument was being constructed. On a more symbolic level, they could also represent the funeral itself, and thus magically ensure the proper performance of this essential ritual.

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Title: Part of an elaborate roof or canopy - see 26.3.354-2
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), Corridor, MMA excavations, 1922
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 51 × W. 41 cm (20 1/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Object Number: 23.3.49
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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