Inscribed relief fragment from the shrine of a royal woman within the temple of Mentuhotep II, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2030 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904–06, Limestone, paint, h. 9 x w. 8 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.), This piece features part of an inscription in sunk relief. On the underside is part of a cavetto (a finishing element at the upper edge of a wall or door), indicating that this inscription originally sat at the very top of the chapel it derives from
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Inscribed relief fragment, shrine, royal woman within, temple, Mentuhotep II, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca, 2051–2030 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904–06, Limestone, paint, h, 9 x w, 8 cm, 3 9/16 3 1/8, piece, features, part, inscription, sunk relief, underside, cavetto, finishing element, upper edge, wall, door, indicating, inscription originally, sat, top, chapel, derives
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