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Relief with an offering scene

early 12th Dynasty, ca. 1980 BC, Fundort unbekannt

 

 

Relief with an offering scene

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.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Raum V

Object data

Object Name

Relief

Culture

Ägyptisch

Period

Middle Kingdom

Dated

early 12th Dynasty, ca. 1980 BC

Material

Painted limestone

Dimensions

H 44 cm, B 77,2 cm, T 11,2 cm, G: 80 kg (geschätzt)

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Inv. No.

Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 202

Provenance

1848, gift of Anton von Laurin

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