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., Depicts sacrificial artists, scribes, mastabas, shipwright iconography, Egyptian architecture, sepulchral funerary architecture, scenes of boat building and bringing funerary offerings. c. 2445–c. 2421 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty Nyuserre's reign. Abusir. Bas-relief. Height 26 cm, width 302 cm, depth 16 cm, weight 140 kg., A long rectangular block with rough, carved surfaces sits on a neutral gray background; the block shows a mix of smooth, worked faces and a central area of rough, crumbly texture that runs diagonally along its length, with visible tool marks and irregular chips; the colors are shades of beige, tan, and light brown on the block, with small patches of off-white and faint darker brown areas, and the background is gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_107

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30.2Mb (2.1Mb) / 20.0in x 5.9in / 6000 x 1761 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragments wall decoration mastaba dignitary Tepemankh Niuserre ruler Egypt ca 2445–2421 Bc Tepemankh ca Depicts sacrificial artists scribes mastabas shipwright iconography Egyptian architecture sepulchral funerary architecture scenes boat building bringing funerary offerings c 2445–c 2421 Bc Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty Nyuserre's reign Abusir Bas-relief Height 26 cm width 302 cm depth 16 cm weight 140 kg long rectangular block rough carved surfaces sits neutral gray background block mix smooth worked faces central area crumbly texture runs diagonally length visible tool marks irregular chips colors shades beige tan light brown small patches off-white faint darker brown areas background gray.