Part of a Ceiling from the Tomb of Bakenrenef

Late Period, Saite

664–610 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 123

Bakenrenef, a vizier under Psamtik I, had a large tomb cut into the cliff at Saqqara. Because of the poor quality of the stone in this area, much of the tomb was lined with blocks of better stone into which the decoration was carved. The largest of the five rooms above the burial shaft was a hall with a shallow vaulted ceiling resting on six pillars. This group of carved blocks formed the northwest corner of the ceiling of this hall. The relief shows Bakenrenef at the left before the goddess of the Twelfth Hour of the Night. In the next vignette, moving right, he is worshiping the Eleventh Hour of the Night, whose figure is lost. These were the first two in a series of scenes showing the tomb owner before figures representing each of the twelve hours of the night. Othe opposite side of the room were corresponding scenes showing Bakenrenef before the twelve hours of the day.

For a Curatorial Interpretation of this group of reliefs, see 11.150.50a–d-related.

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Title: Part of a Ceiling from the Tomb of Bakenrenef
Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Psamtik I
Date: 664–610 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, East of the Step Pyramid, Tomb of Bakenrenef
Medium: Limestone, paint
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Object Number: 11.150.50b1
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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