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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
Location of discovery:
Giza, Westfriedhof, vor Schacht S 684 des Grabes S 676/707
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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