Relief from the mortuary temple of Niuserre, Niuserre ruler of Egypt; ca. 2445–2421 BC, restitution provenance, offerings iconography, ritual vessels iconography, architectural elements, religious scenes, funerary architecture, fragment of a block with a representation of an offering table and objects intended for sacrifice, high relief, ca. 2445–2421 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty Nyuserre's reign, Abusir, bas-relief, height 26 cm, width 53 cm, depth 10 cm, weight 21 kg, A roughly rectangular block of stone with an uneven, textured surface occupies the image; the stone shows a range of colors including off-white, beige, light tan, pale gray, and small areas of darker brown. The surface has rough, pitted areas and smoother, more worn patches, with visible ridges, depressions, and small fractures. The top edge is irregular and slightly jagged, while the lower edge is flatter with some bulbous protrusions. There are subtle shadowed crevices and gentle highlights that emphasize the stone's ...
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Relief from the mortuary temple of Niuserre, Niuserre ruler of Egypt; ca. 2445–2421 BC, restitution provenance, offerings iconography, ritual vessels iconography, architectural elements, religious scenes, funerary architecture, fragment of a block with a representation of an offering table and objects intended for sacrifice, high relief, ca. 2445–2421 BC; Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty Nyuserre's reign, Abusir, bas-relief, height 26 cm, width 53 cm, depth 10 cm, weight 21 kg, A roughly rectangular block of stone with an uneven, textured surface occupies the image; the stone shows a range of colors including off-white, beige, light tan, pale gray, and small areas of darker brown. The surface has rough, pitted areas and smoother, more worn patches, with visible ridges, depressions, and small fractures. The top edge is irregular and slightly jagged, while the lower edge is flatter with some bulbous protrusions. There are subtle shadowed crevices and gentle highlights that emphasize the stone's uneven texture. The background is a smooth, neutral gray that contrasts with the stone.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Relief mortuary temple Niuserre Niuserre ruler Egypt ca 2445–2421 Bc restitution provenance offerings iconography ritual vessels iconography architectural elements religious scenes funerary architecture fragment block representation offering table objects intended sacrifice high relief Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty Nyuserre's reign Abusir bas-relief height 26 cm width 53 cm depth 10 cm weight 21 kg roughly rectangular block stone uneven textured surface occupies image range colors off-white beige light tan pale gray small areas darker brown surface rough pitted areas smoother worn patches visible ridges depressions small fractures top edge irregular slightly jagged lower edge flatter bulbous protrusions subtle shadowed crevices gentle highlights emphasize stone's uneven texture background smooth neutral gray contrasts stone.

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