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Lintel with relief of owner worshipping two divine triads
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 30
380–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 34 x 122 cm (13 3/8 x 48 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number49.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Doors, jambs, lintels
DescriptionLimestone slab with sunk relief; showing on both ends the donor worshipping Osiris, Horus, and Isis (facing left), and Ptah, Sekhmet, and Nefertum (facing right), above Ptah: rmT ms nTrw, above Nefertum: xw tAwy. Broken in three parts; chipped. Cleaned and fitted together by Mr. Young early in 1949.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Giza (limestone found to be from from Gebel Masara). By 1948: with Dikran G. Kelekian, NY; 1949: purchased by the MFA from Dikran G. Kelekian for $1500.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1949)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1949)