Egypt
Date (Period): ca. 1280-1220 BC (New Kingdom)
Medium: white limestone
Measurements: 12 3/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 1/16 in. (31 x 32.5 x 5.2 cm)
Item Description:
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WM-EG015
Offering Table
Offering Table
Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks
Date (Period): ca. 1280-1220 BC (New Kingdom)
Medium: white limestone
Measurements: 12 3/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 1/16 in. (31 x 32.5 x 5.2 cm)
Item Description:
The offering table was an essential element of the funerary cult and was usually placed near the deceased's tomb in an offering niche or chapel. If the cult ceased to function, the carved images of food and drink on the table served as magical substitutes, thus insuring the survival of the deceased's ka, or spirit.
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WM-EG018 Woman with Lotus Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks Date (Period): ca. 2170-2020 BC (First Intermediate) Medium: limestone with traces of paint Measurements: 17 11/16 x 18 5/16 in. (45 x 46.5 cm); framed: 20 1/2 x 21 1/4 x 2 15/16 in....
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WM-EG013 Funerary Stele of Tembu Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks Date (Period): ca. 1500-1470 BC (New Kingdom) Medium: limestone with polychrome paint Measurements: 26 3/4 x 17 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (68 x 45 x 12 cm) Item Description: This round...
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Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks WM-EG020 (Top) Relief Displaying the King Suckled by the Hathor-Cow Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Date (Period): ca. 1300-1200 BC (New Kingdom) Medium: limestone with paint Measurements: H: 8 7/16 x W: 13 in. (21.5...
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Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks The Walters Art Museum (Top) Sculptor's Model: Queen with Vulture Headdress Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Date (Period): ca. 145-51 BC (Greco-Roman) Medium: limestone Measurements: 6 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 9/16 in. (16...