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Relief fragment from the tomb of Tepemankh

Relief fragment from the tomb of Tepemankh

SculptureEgyptian3rd millennium BCE

Relief fragment from the tomb of Tepemankh

2465-2400 BCE

Description

This fragment includes scenes, executed in raised relief, from two registers. In the lower and better preserved one, two individuals are being dragged toward the right by two others. These have been identified as recalcitrant taxpayers being hauled before the tomb owner whose figure would have stood farther to the right, facing them. There is extensive labeling of subordinate figures in hieroglyphic script.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

limestone, paint

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

28.6 cm h x 57.4 cm w x 4.5 cm d (11 1/4 x 22 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Tomb of Tepemankh, Saqqara, Egypt. [Spink and Son, Ltd.]. Dorothy Dear Metzger Hutton (Mrs. Edward F. Hutton) (by 1972), sold; through [Sotheby Parke-Bernet]; to Leon Harris, (1972-1977), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

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