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, provenance noted, 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 rectangular stone relief fragment with rough, weathered edges shows carved figures and objects in shallow relief on a mostly light beige surface with areas of reddish-brown and gray. On the left, a kneeling figure with visible arms and torso is colored with reddish-brown pigment and faces a low rectangular block that has carved details on its top; the figure's legs and a long object lie along the base. Toward the center and right, a row of partial standing legs and feet appear in reddish-brown pigment, each set above conical vessels placed on short stems; hands are shown near the vessels. A horizontal dark gray band runs along the lower portion of the carved scene, and faint traces of reddish pigment are visible near the base of the stone. The background is the stone’s natural pale beige with small areas of darker gray and weathered pitting across the surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_108

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Keywords

Fragments wall decoration mastaba dignitary Tepemankh Niuserre ruler Egypt ca 2445–2421 Bc Tepemankh ca provenance noted 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 rectangular stone relief fragment rough weathered edges carved figures objects shallow relief mostly light beige surface areas reddish-brown gray left kneeling figure visible arms torso colored reddish-brown pigment faces low rectangular block carved details top figure's legs long object lie base center right row partial standing legs feet set conical vessels placed short stems hands shown near vessels horizontal dark gray band runs lower portion carved scene faint traces reddish pigment visible near stone background stone’s natural pale beige small areas darker gray weathered pitting across surface.