Relief Depicting Personified Estates from the Tomb of Akhtihotep, ca. 2575–2551

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Relief Depicting Personified Estates from the Tomb of Akhtihotep, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2551 , Probably from Mastaba of Akhtihotep (FS 3076); From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Limestone, paint, H. 109 cm (42 15/16 in); w. 84 cm (33 1/16 in); th. cm (1 in), Like the corner blocks from the same tomb, these reliefs are from the tomb of Akhtihotep. Here, figures carrying baskets of offerings on top of their heads personify the agricultural estates or farms that were to provision the ongoing funerary rites of the deceased

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Size: 2839px × 3801px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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