Fragment of a Relief showing Pashedu and Nedjemetbehdet worshipping

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1295–1213 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122
A woman and a man present offerings to a deity whose image, now lost, once appeared beyond the broken right edge of the fragment. This couple, named Padeshu and Nedjemetbehdet, were the owners of a tomb in the Theban necropolis at Deir el Medina (SAE 3).

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Object Information
  • Title: Fragment of a Relief showing Pashedu and Nedjemetbehdet worshipping
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Date: ca. 1295–1213 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, a tomb of Pashedu (TT 3 or TT 326)
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: H. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); W. 38.9 cm (15 5/16 in)
  • Credit Line: Gift of James Douglas, 1890
  • Object Number: 90.6.126
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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