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Offering table

6th Dynasty, ca. 2374–2191 BC

Offering slabs like this one were set up in front of false doors in tomb chapels. Food and drink were presented on them. Bread baked in a pottery bowl, set on an offering mat, symbolized offerings in general.

Offering slabs like this one were set up in front of false doors in tomb chapels. Food and drink were presented on them. Bread baked in a pottery bowl, set on an offering mat, symbolized offerings in general.

Time:
6th Dynasty, ca. 2374–2191 BC

Object Name
Offering table

Culture
Ägyptisch

Material/technology:
Limestone

Dimensions:
H 9,2 cm, B 47 cm, T 26,7 cm, G 15 kg

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7821

Provenance
1912/13, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna

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