Relief fragment featuring a ka priest
Artist
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Datecirca 2494–2181 BCE
MediumLimestone with traces of red pigment
Dimensions11 ¼ x 9 x 1 3/16–1 ½ in. (28.6 x 22.9 x 3–3.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the bequest of Sarah A. Maxwell, in memory of Hugh Edgar Maxwell, Emily Turner Maxwell, and Sarah Ann Maxwell
Object number2015.41
On View
On viewProvenanceMichel E. Abermayor, Ancient Works of Art, New York, prior to December 1964; sold to Malcolm Hardy, Chapel Hill, December 21, 1964; Charles Ede Limited, London, 2015; sold to NCMA, 2015.
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