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Source Description
The offering table was an essential element of the funerary cult and was usually placed near the deceased's tomb in an offering niche or chapel. If the cult ceased to function, the carved images of food and drink on the table served as magical substitutes, thus insuring the survival of the deceased's ka, or spirit.
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Document identity
localId
621
label
Offering Table
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
621
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Offering Table
description
The offering table was an essential element of the funerary cult and was usually placed near the deceased's tomb in an offering niche or chapel. If the cult ceased to function, the carved images of food and drink on the table served as magical substitutes, thus insuring the survival of the deceased's ka, or spirit.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1280-1220 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
tables
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31
height
32.5
depth
5.2
dimensionsRaw
12 3/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 1/16 in. (31 x 32.5 x 5.2 cm)
style
Ramesside
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] Texts inscribed around the outer edge addressed to Osiris and Hathor are prayers for offerings for the deceased
the ""mistress of the house
Tarenenu."" Also mentioned in the text are her parents and a favorite sister.
dynasty
19th Dynasty
med
white limestone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c3950dd342c2c887