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Seated Couple: Mentuemhat's Ancestors

c. 667–647 BCE

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26

Medium
limestone
Measurements
Overall: 57.3 x 53 cm (22 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Hanna Fund 1949.493
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Location
107 Egyptian
Print

Description

A deceased vizier, whose name ended in Nufer, and his wife seated before a table of offerings. Presumably they were relatives of Mentuemhat. The work is in the style of early Dynasty XVIII.
A beige limestone relief, or stone panel, features two figures seated on a lion-legged bench, facing left in side profile. The left figure wears a shoulder-length wig and holds a folded cloth. To the right, a companion with long hair rests a hand on his arm. Hieroglyphics, a pictorial writing system, frame the scene in rows above and below. The fragmented slab has irregular edges with traces of reddish-brown and gray pigment.

Seated Couple: Mentuemhat's Ancestors

c. 667–647 BCE

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26

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