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Painted Limestone Relief
Fragment, with dog-like animal (possibly a fox) attacking a bird's nest. This motif is better known from Old Kingdom tombs. This relief comes to the museum with others from the mortuary temple of King Mentuhotep II.
Height: 35 cm
Width: 55 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by The Egyptian Exploration Fund
Eleventh Dynasty
Middle Kingdom
-2125
-
-2055
Accession number: E.5.1906
Primary reference Number: 50933
Oldadmincategory: SS
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Painted Limestone Relief" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/50933 Accessed: 2024-12-22 23:52:38
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