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OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI (CIRCA 2494-2181 B.C.)
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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE RELIEF OF BREWING FOR THE FESTIVAL OF THOTH
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI (CIRCA 2494-2181 B.C.)
The scene on the left showing a squatting bald-headed man heating tall conical pots of dough, the amount 435 shown above, for the festival of Thoth (the first month of Akhet), in the next scene to the right a man holding a jar in his left hand, passing a bowl to a seated man who is mixing the dough, being prepared for the Wag festival (the 18th day of the month of Thoth)
36 5/8 x 12¼ in. (93 x 31 cm.)
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI (CIRCA 2494-2181 B.C.)
The scene on the left showing a squatting bald-headed man heating tall conical pots of dough, the amount 435 shown above, for the festival of Thoth (the first month of Akhet), in the next scene to the right a man holding a jar in his left hand, passing a bowl to a seated man who is mixing the dough, being prepared for the Wag festival (the 18th day of the month of Thoth)
36 5/8 x 12¼ in. (93 x 31 cm.)
Provenance
Collection of Edouard des Courières (1896-1987), acquired prior to 1957.
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