early 12th Dynasty, ca. 1980 BC, Fundort unbekannt
Cheti and his wife stand before a richly laden table to receive offerings from their son. Between the couple are various items of funerary equipment. The fine red lines visible on the surface are traces of the grid that enabled the designer of the scene to adhere to the standard canon of proportions.
Relief
Ägyptisch
Middle Kingdom
early 12th Dynasty, ca. 1980 BC
Painted limestone
H 44 cm, B 77,2 cm, T 11,2 cm, G: 80 kg (geschätzt)
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 202
1848, gift of Anton von Laurin
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