Relief of an attendant raising a necklace in front of a pole-like image
This fragment shows that rows of attendants (see 26.3.353-1 and 26.3.353-3) were not the only theme depicted in raised relief on the right hand wall of the passage into Neferu's tomb. In front of the remains of a woman holding a necklace, we see a polelike entity that seems to be topped by a wig, perhaps an abstracted, sacred image.
See also 26.3.353* and 31.3.1.
See also 26.3.353* and 31.3.1.
Artwork Details
- Title: Relief of an attendant raising a necklace in front of a pole-like image
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 11
- Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, early
- Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Neferu (TT 319, MMA 31), MMA excavations, 1923–25
- Medium: Limestone, paint
- Dimensions: H. 11.2 x W. 22 cm (4 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.3.353pp
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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