Wall Fragment from a Tomb Depicting Offering Bearers
Ancient Egyptian
-2400–-2250
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- 50.8 × 50.2 × 10.2 cm (20 × 19 3/4 × 4 in.)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
stonelimestonesculptureancient artegyptianofferingarchitectural fragment
About
In the upper row, a priest named Irtyenankh carries a haunch of beef, while the man behind him plucks a sacrificial bird from a cage. Among the offerings in the middle register is a tall, covered beer jar.
