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relief
Object Type
relief
Museum number
EA729
Description
Fragment of limestone wall-relief showing a man carrying a bow and with an axe held in his belt; to the left was another figure of which only the back of the kilt and leg and part of the arm remains. Between the figures is a vertical line of hieroglyphs containing the name Mentuhotep.
Cultures/periods
11th Dynasty
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Deir el-Bahri (Thebes)
Materials
limestone
Dimensions
Height:
53 centimetres
Width:
45.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published: HTBM Part 6: Plate 22 PM II (2): p.385
Location
Not on display
Condition
good
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Mentuhotep
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Egypt Exploration Society
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA729
Registration number
1906,1013.10