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Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period
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Relief fragment from Dendera, possibly from the tomb of the Overseer of Priests and Keeper of the Sacred Cattle, Mereri.
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Title: Relief fragment possibly from the tomb of Mereri
Period: Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 7–10 (?)
Date: ca. 2100–2090 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera, Tomb of Mereri, Behind Temple of Hathor, EEF excavations, 1897–98
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 1.9 × W. 5.4 × D. 2 cm (3/4 × 2 1/8 × 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898
Object Number: 98.4.76uu
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