Relief of Offering Table
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Object Label
This relief comes originally from a Middle Kingdom tomb. It depicts a typical offering table of reeds, the hieroglyphic writing of the word for “field,” the source of food offerings. It is also stocked with an ox head, fish, bread, onions, and other food for use in the afterlife.
The inscription, carved nearly a thousand years after the relief, is evidence of reuse of the tomb. The new inscription claims the tomb for the priest inspector of fields Soker-senebef born of the lector priest Imes.
Caption
Egyptian. Relief of Offering Table, ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E. and ca.760–656 B.C.E.. Limestone, 20 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 1 3/4 in., 32.5 lb. (52.7 x 41.9 x 4.4 cm, 14.74kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1355E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1355E_view1_PS1.jpg)
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Gallery
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Culture
Title
Relief of Offering Table
Date
ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E. and ca.760–656 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 25
Period
Middle Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Limestone
Classification
Dimensions
20 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 1 3/4 in., 32.5 lb. (52.7 x 41.9 x 4.4 cm, 14.74kg)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1355E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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