Légende

Fragments of wall decoration from the mastaba of the dignitary Tepemankh, Niuserre ruler of Egypt; ca. 2445–2421 BC, Tepemankh ca. 2445–2421 BC, revindication provenance, 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 weathered rectangular stone block with rough, eroded surfaces sits against a neutral gray background, showing faint carved reliefs of a group of legs and feet on one face. The stone's surface displays a range of colors including pale beige, light gray, off-white, dusty brown, and traces of muted reddish-brown within the carved areas and along some edges. The top surface is lighter and smoother with some irregularities, while the front face has textured pitting and shallow incised lines forming the leg shapes. One end of the block is more jagged and broken, revealing a coarser interior texture and layered striations in similar pale and brown tones. Overall the object appears solid and aged with uneven edges, small chips, and surface abrasions.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A00_101

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59.1Mo (4.4Mo) / 50.8cm x 29.2cm / 6000 x 3445 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fragments wall decoration mastaba dignitary Tepemankh Niuserre ruler Egypt ca 2445–2421 Bc Tepemankh ca revindication provenance 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 weathered rectangular stone block rough eroded surfaces sits neutral gray background showing faint carved reliefs group legs feet face stone's surface displays range colors pale beige light gray off-white dusty brown traces muted reddish-brown within carved areas edges top surface lighter smoother irregularities front face textured pitting shallow incised lines forming leg shapes block jagged broken revealing coarser interior texture layered striations pale brown tones object solid aged uneven edges small chips surface abrasions.