Inscribed relief fragment from the shrine of a royal woman within the temple of Mentuhotep II
Unknown
ca. 2051–2030 B.C. · Limestone, paint · Egyptian Art
This piece features part of an inscription in sunk relief. On the underside is part of a cavetto (a finishing element at the upper edge of a wall or door), indicating that this inscription originally sat at the very top of the chapel wall.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
- Medium
- Limestone, paint
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906, 1907
