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This wall fragment is carved in low relief and depicts a man to the left with offerings on each hand. This piece is said to be from Luxor but is probably from the Tomb of Nespeqashuty, 312, at Deir el-Bahri, and the same tomb as Walters 22.331.

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Document identity
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24181
label
Wall Fragment with a Man and Offerings
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obj
dtoType
sculpture
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1
Source metadata
id
24181
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Wall Fragment with a Man and Offerings
description
This wall fragment is carved in low relief and depicts a man to the left with offerings on each hand. This piece is said to be from Luxor but is probably from the Tomb of Nespeqashuty, 312, at Deir el-Bahri, and the same tomb as Walters 22.331.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as 18th Dynasty, Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest [object stolen October 14, 1975, later recovered and returned to the museum October 18, 1975].
date
664-525 BCE (Late Period; Saite)
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
reliefs
walls
fragments
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 11 7/16 in. (29 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
26th Dynasty
RelatedObjects
19205
med
limestone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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