Relief fragment
Medium:Limestone
Geography: Excavated at the temple of Nebhepetre Montuhotep, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt
Date: c. 2055-2004 BC
Period: Reign of Mentuhotep II, 11th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom
Dimensions:12.7 x 11 x 3.4 cm
Object number: 910.34.116
DescriptionThis fragment joins 910.34.111 and 910.34.117 from the 11th Dynasty temple of Nebhepetre Montuhotep. It shows part of a
naval battle. A sailor has fallen overboard; his head (at top) faces
downward, and his arms hang limply on 910.34.111. His feet can be seen on 910.23.116.
