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Relief with offering bearers from the tomb of Ankhu
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, reign of Amenemhat III
1818–1772 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Probably from Hawara
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 66.5 x 66 cm (26 3/16 x 26 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number1971.403
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionFragment of a relief from the wall of a tomb chapel, showing four offering bearers moving toward a now-missing figure of the deceased official Ankhu. The inscription, in nine columns above the figures, describes events in Ankhu's career under Senwosret III and Amenemhat III.
ProvenanceBy 1971: with P.G. Sier, Hilversheim, Holland; purchased from P.G. Sier November 10, 1971 (said to be from the Fayum).