Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess Henhenet, ca. 2051–2030
Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess Henhenet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2030 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Pit 11 (Henhenet), Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1906–07, Limestone, sandstone, paint, H. 97 cm (38 3/16 in); w. 105 cm ( in); l. 261 cm (102 3/4 in), Henhenet was one of six royal females who were buried in shaft tombs beneath the platform of King Mentuhotep II's temple at Deir el Bahri. Her massive sarcophagus is made of several limestone slabs set on a sandstone base
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