Relief fragment with king Khufu's cattle, ca. 2551–2528

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Relief fragment with king Khufu's cattle, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2551–2528 , From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I, 1920–22, Limestone, h. 46 cm (18 1/8 in); w. cm (54 1/8 in), These cattle with long, lyre-shaped horns are probably offerings for the funerary cult of Khufu. Such cattle were kept in herds that grazed in open grasslands in the Nile Delta or at the desert margin

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