Double-Sided Relief Block of the Deities Montu and Tjenenet
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
This double-sided block originally formed the walls of two parallel chapels in a temple dedicated to the war god Montu. On one side, the falcon-headed Montu faced a now-missing image of the pharaoh Seankhkare Mentuhotep III; on the other side, Montu’s consort Tjenenet also faced the king. Both scenes showed the king making offerings to the deities. The inscriptions above them list the blessings they will grant the king, while the inscriptions above the king contain his names and epithets.
This double-sided block originally formed the walls of two parallel chapels in a temple dedicated to the war god Montu. On one side, the falcon-headed Montu faced a now-missing image of the pharaoh Seankhkare Mentuhotep III; on the other side, Montu’s consort Tjenenet also faced the king. Both scenes showed the king making offerings to the deities. The inscriptions above them list the blessings they will grant the king, while the inscriptions above the king contain his names and epithets.
Artwork Details
- Title: Double-Sided Relief Block of the Deities Montu and Tjenenet
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 11
- Reign: Mentuhotep III
- Date: 2000-1998 BC
- Geography: From Egypt, El-Tod
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: 20 1/4 × 22 7/16 × 21 1/16 in. (51.5 × 57 × 53.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Paris, Louvre Museum, Departement des Antiquités égyptiennes
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art