Floral Decoration, Mastaba of Perneb

Old Kingdom

Unknown Copyist

ca. 2381–2323 BCE

Not on view

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Title: Floral Decoration, Mastaba of Perneb
Artist: Unknown Copyist [member of the MMA Egyptian Expedition]
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5, end
Reign: reign of Isesi–Unis
Date: ca. 2381–2323 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara
Medium: Tempera on paper
Dimensions: h. 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in); w. 27.4 cm (10 13/16 in)
scale unrecorded
Credit Line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1913
Object Number: INST.1979.2.20
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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