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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Fragmentary Relief with Hieroglyphs
Date Made:2134-1782 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Limestone
Place Made:Egypt, possibly from Karnak
Measurements:overall: 5 3/8 in x 4 1/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 13.7 cm x 10.8 cm x 3.5 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1936.34.A.G
Credit Line:Bequest of Emma Dickinson (Class of 1867)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Fragmentary relief with three columns of text; from a funerary stela. The text, part of a funerary inscription, concerns a man's family members and lists their relationships to him and partial titles, but breaks off before the names. A son and a brother are mentioned.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; writing; text; deaths; tombs; sculpture

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