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Roll lintel of Shensetji
Egyptian
Late Old Kingdom to First Intermediate Period, D
2323–2061 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Dendara, Tomb of Shensetji (family mastaba; tomb 770)
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number98.1040
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – False doors
DescriptionLimestone roll lintel from a tomb at Dendara, most likely family mastaba "tomb 770". Hieroglyphic inscription within rectangular border for "the venerated Shensetji."
ProvenanceFrom Dendara, likely from the tomb of Shensetji (family mastaba; tomb 770). 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)