Scenes from a King's Thirty-Year Jubilee, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2551 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Complex of Amenemhat I, North of pyramid (09; core, 1908–09; 1920–22, Limestone, paint, H. 73.7 cm (29 in); W. 149.9 cm (59 in); D. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in), After thirty years on the throne, the pharaoh celebrated a jubilee intended magically to rejuvenate the divine yet vulnerable monarch. This fragmentary relief, which formed part of a series of scenes depicting these complex and enigmatic rituals, was intended for a royal cult structure at a pyramid
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