Mastaba wall / portion

Description

Portion of mastaba wall in limestone, in five fragments joined together and carved in low relief, depicting statue-dragging before the tomb owner, censing, and offering bearers: Ancient Egyptian, Lower Egypt, Saqqara, Tomb Chapel of Niankhnesut, Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, c.2360-2270 BC

Museum reference

A.1958.46

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Mastaba wall / portion

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Early 6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Limestone

Collection place(s)

Saqqara, Lower Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Ni-ankh-nesu

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Aldred, C., Royal Scottish Museum Report. 1971-1973, (Edinburgh, 1973), p. 28

Malek, J., 'The Provenance of Several Tomb-Reliefs of the Old Kingdom', Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur 8 (1980), p. 204, fig. 3

Delvaux, Simon, "Études sur les modes de transport terrestre en Égypte de l'Ancien au Nouvel Empire" (2016; PhD thesis Montpellier), no. 282

PM III.2, 694-6

Austin, William L. 2015“The Tomb of Ny-ankh-nesut: A Contextualized Study of Looted Fragments,”Electronic Thesis or Dissertation.Oberlin College. Published by Oberlin College Honors Theses and OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center.https://etd.ohiolink.edu/; Doc. no. 1431522764 permalink: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1431522764

Mumford, G., "Concerning the Identity of Niankhnisut, His Rediscovered Tomb Chapel, the Affiliated Decorative Program, and Other Thoughts", in Christina Geisen, Jean Li, Steven B. Shubert, Kei Yamamoto (eds.) His Good Name: Essays on Identity and Self-Presentation in Ancient Egypt in Honor of Ronald J. Leprohon (2021), pp.213-248

On display

national museum of scotland »
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