Object Number | E641.2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Meydum |
Locus | Mastaba Of Nefermaat |
Period | Old Kingdom | Fourth Dynasty |
Date Made | 2625 - 2500 BCE |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Limestone | Pigment |
Iconography | Standard Bearer | Cattle |
Description | This painting comes from the mastaba tomb of Nefermaat, a son of King Sneferu. On the right, a standard-bearer leads a procession of cattle (only one horn survives) into the presence of Nefermaat (figure destroyed). The other objects represented are part of a hieroglyphic inscription giving the name and titles of the deceased. The accompanying drawing depicts the fragments as restored. |
Credit Line | Purchased from William Flinders Petrie, 1893 |
Other Number | ES642 - Original Number |
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