Fragment from the Tomb of Nespekashuty
Fragment from the Tomb of Nespekashuty

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Fragment from the Tomb of Nespekashuty,

ca. 656–650 BCE

Egyptian
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 712–332 BCE
y1950-127.107

Information

Title
Fragment from the Tomb of Nespekashuty
Dates

ca. 656–650 BCE

Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
42.0 x 124.0 x 11.5 cm (16 9/16 x 48 13/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object Number
y1950-127.107
Place Excavated

Africa, Egypt, Thebes, Upper Egypt

Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Twenty-sixth Dynasty
Type
architectural elements, fragments
Materials
limestone
Subject
zigzags, lions, symbols, tombs, birds, eyes (motifs)

Uncovered during the Metropolitan Museum of Art excavations at Deir el-Bahri in 1922-1923; given to the Princeton Museum in 1950 by the Met.

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