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End fragment of a statue of the official Beb

End fragment of a statue of the official Beb
 2345 BCE-2020 BCE

Medium
limestone
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
limestone
Measurements
5.3 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
carved in upper surface of base u.l.: (hieroglyphs)
carved in upper surface of base l.c.: (hieroglyphs)
carved in upper surface of base u.r.: (hieroglyphs)
(translation: Oxen, geese and things all beautiful and pure to [the "double"] of the revered Beb, true of word...the house of Horus)
Accession Number
805-D2
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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