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:17 x 11 x 3.6 cm
Object number: 910.34.114
DescriptionThis image from the Akh-swt Temple of Nebhepetre Montuhotep at Deir el Bahari shows two men, seated at ease, the man at left at a slightly higher level than his companion on the right. This would suggest they are sitting in the curved hull of a travelling boat.
