Relief scene of Khety in an armchair under an elaborate roof ca. 2051–2000 Middle Kingdom Khety, the first recorded royal treasurer (“overseer of what is sealed”) of Mentuhotep II (ca. 2051–2000 ), built a tomb high up in the cliffs at Deir el-Bahri. These reliefs derive from the tomb’s entrance passage, which was lined with decorated limestone , whose head and upper body are partially preserved here, is shown here seated under a canopy, probably part of a magnificent carrying chair (see fig. 1) in which he would have been ferried around his estate. In funerary contexts, t

Relief scene of Khety in an armchair under an elaborate roof ca. 2051–2000 Middle Kingdom Khety, the first recorded royal treasurer (“overseer of what is sealed”) of Mentuhotep II (ca. 2051–2000 ), built a tomb high up in the cliffs at Deir el-Bahri. These reliefs derive from the tomb’s entrance passage, which was lined with decorated limestone , whose head and upper body are partially preserved here, is shown here seated under a canopy, probably part of a magnificent carrying chair (see fig. 1) in which he would have been ferried around his estate. In funerary contexts, these scenes could represent the tomb owner’s visits to the site on which his mortuary monument was being constructed. On a more symbolic level, they could also represent the funeral itself, and thus magically ensure the proper performance of this essential also and Relief scene of Khety in an armchair under an elaborate roof. ca. 2051–2000 Limestone, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311, MMA 508), MMA excavations, 1922–23/1926–27. Dynasty 11

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