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Stone Panel

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A limestone panel from a false door at the Saqqara tomb of Nyankhtety, Controller of Scribes at the Royal Palace. This is a particularly fine example of a funerary stela from the late Old Kingdom, designed to be embedded above the false door, through which the deceased's spirit could continue to enter and leave the tomb. The deceased is depicted in raised relief sitting before an offering table, upon which are loaves of bread, poultry and meat.

Present location

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL

Inventory number

M13850

Dating

4TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

SAQQARA NECROPOLIS

Category

STELA

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

STONE-TECHNIQUE; HIGH RELIEF; LOW RELIEF

Height

61 cm

Width

21.5 cm

Translation

Controller of the palace scribes and Royal Acquaintance Nyankhtety.

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