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Refief from tomb of Wenefdjedsen
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19
1295–1186 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Saqqara, Teti Pyramid Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 18 x 11.9 cm (7 1/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased from the Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte
Accession Number24.981
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionSix pieces with missing portions; central image from left to right: female and male with outstretched arms toward the right to the falcon-headed deity (faces left); similar scene above this central image; hieroglyphics on top, middle and bottom.
ProvenanceFrom Saqqara, Teti Pyramid Cemetery. 1924: excavated by the Egyptian Antiquities Service; purchased by the MFA from the Egyptian Antiquities Service.