Reproduction
Object Category
figurines
Description
Part of black granodiorite (?) double statuette of man and woman in high relief, upper and lower areas broken away; between them an inscription in hieroglyphs invokes king Sankhkara (= Mentuhotep III?) for funerary offerings. Bought by Petrie at el-Khatana, near Nebesha.
Collection Place
Meydum
Collection Place Notes
Bought by Petrie at El Khatanah, near Nebesheh
Publications
- Page, Anthea, Egyptian sculpture: archaic to Saite, from the Petrie Collection, cat. no. 21
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Tanis II
Production Period
(possible) Early Middle Kingdom
Material
Dimensions
of sherd width: 12.5 cms
of bowl height: 12.8 cms
Provenance
Bought by Petrie at El Khatanah, near Nebesheh
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC15516
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
