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Fragment of relief with offering-bearer

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Temple wall fragment carved in relief with an offering-bearer carrying a joint of meat. This is one of numerous relief fragments from a series of offering-bearers or courtiers, retrieved by the Egypt Exploration Fund in the clearance of the temple of king Nebhepetra Mentuhotep on the West Bank at Thebes.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1907:473

Dating

MENTUHOTEP II/NEBHEPETRE

Archaeological Site

DEIR EL-BAHARI

Category

RELIEF

Material

SANDSTONE

Technique

RELIEF; PAINTED; CARVED

Height

30 cm

Width

26 cm

Depth

7 cm