Lot Essay
For a view of one of the walls of a Memphite tomb of Old Kingdom date with similiar motifs, see p. 148-149 in Baines and Malek, Atlas of Ancient Egypt.
DYNASTY V-VI, 2465-2150 B.C.
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AN OLD KINGDOM LIMESTONE OFFERING LIST
dynasty v-vi, 2465-2150 b.c.
Sculpted in sunk relief, containing over one hundred complete or partially preserved vertical groupings naming a multitude of victuals, drinks, and other necessities required by the deceased and deities for their well being in the hereafter, with each vertical rectangle ending with a kneeling figure proffering the product named, its quantity recorded as a series of tics in the horizontal rectangle beneath each figure
22 in. (55.9 cm) long
dynasty v-vi, 2465-2150 b.c.
Sculpted in sunk relief, containing over one hundred complete or partially preserved vertical groupings naming a multitude of victuals, drinks, and other necessities required by the deceased and deities for their well being in the hereafter, with each vertical rectangle ending with a kneeling figure proffering the product named, its quantity recorded as a series of tics in the horizontal rectangle beneath each figure
22 in. (55.9 cm) long