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Ancient Art
Relief depicting men pouring libations
2345–2181 B.C.
Limestone, carved
16 1/8 × 17 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (41 × 44.5 × 4 cm)
Gift of Prof. William Kelly Simpson, B.A. 1947, M.A. 1948, Ph.D. 1954
1991.104.1
Culture:
Egyptian
Period:
Dynasty 6
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
From the Mastaba of Ny-ankh-nesut at Saqqara; William Kelly Simpson; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., acquired from the above, 1991.
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 1991,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1992): 161, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.