The offering tables in stone were supposed to transform, through magic, the food and drink carved on them into real sustenance, to be used as daily meal. On this table there are aligned round breads and libation vases, next to stylized lotus flowers. There are inscriptions in Meroitic language all around the piece. There are traces on the surface of the original polychromy in red and yellow.
Present location |
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID |
Inventory number |
1980/98/252 |
Dating |
MEROITIC PERIOD |
Archaeological Site |
MASMAS:-NAG`GAMUS |
Category |
OFFERING TABLE (Htp) |
Material |
SANDSTONE |
Technique |
HEWN |
Width |
39.5 cm |