This relief comes from an Herakleopolitan tomb wall. The scene shows cattle crossing the Nile river, close to a boat. Another fragment from this same scene is today in the Rosicrucian Museum of San Jose, California.
Present location |
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID |
Inventory number |
1976/114/a/2068 |
Dating |
1ST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (not before); 1ST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD; MIDDLE KINGDOM (not after) |
Archaeological Site |
IHNASIYA EL-MADINA/HERAKLEOPOLIS |
Category |
WALL |
Material |
LIMESTONE |
Technique |
HEWN |
Height |
20 cm |
Width |
24.5 cm |
Depth |
10.9 cm |