Caption

Fragments of wall decoration from the mastaba of the dignitary Tepemankh;, Niuserre ruler of Egypt; ca. 2445–2421 BC; Tepemankh ca. 2445–2421 BC., Iconography: sacrificial artists, scribes, mastabas, shipwright; scenes of boat building and bringing funerary offerings. Egyptian sepulchral funerary architecture; Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty Nyuserre's reign, Abusir. Bas-relief. Height 26 cm; width 302 cm; depth 16 cm; weight 140 kg., A large rough stone block fills the frame, showing an irregular, weathered surface with many jagged protrusions and shallow indentations; the stone appears mainly in shades of beige and light tan with areas of pale gray and faint warm brown, and there are a few small patches of off-white discoloration; the background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_100

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Rights managed

Available size

48.7Mb (3.2Mb) / 20.0in x 9.5in / 6000 x 2836 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragments wall decoration mastaba dignitary Tepemankh Niuserre ruler Egypt ca 2445–2421 Bc Tepemankh ca Iconography sacrificial artists scribes mastabas shipwright scenes boat building bringing funerary offerings Egyptian sepulchral funerary architecture Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty Nyuserre's reign Abusir Bas-relief Height 26 cm width 302 cm depth 16 cm weight 140 kg large rough stone block fills frame showing irregular weathered surface jagged protrusions shallow indentations mainly shades beige light tan areas pale gray faint warm brown small patches off-white discoloration background uniform medium gray.