Relief block with seated Hekunebti. This fragment of a door jamb that would have appeared in a tomb shows the female deceased holding a lotus flower, inhaling its smell and essence. The lotus flower was a plant associated with upper Egypt. Saqqara, North of the Step Pyramid. Tomb S909 of Hekunebti. Old Kingdom, 5th Dyriasty (2494-2345 BC)

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