Faces of a man and woman, from marsh hunting scene (?)

Middle Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 107

Relief Fragments from the Tomb of Khety
(TT 311, MMA 508)

Khety was the first recorded royal treasurer (“overseer of what is sealed”) of Mentuhotep II (ca. 2051–2000 B.C.). Royal treasurers ranked directly under the pharaoh, on the same level with the vizier and the royal chief steward.

The tomb of Khety was situated high up in the cliffs at Deir el-Bahri. The relief fragments that are displayed here derive from the tomb’s entrance passage, which
was lined with decorated limestone blocks.

Please see the large wall panel in the door to the right for more information on Khety and his tomb.

Faces of a man and woman, from marsh hunting scene (?), Limestone, paint

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