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:10.7 x 8.5 x 3.7 cm
Object number: 910.34.90
DescriptionThis fragment from the 11th Dynasty temple of Nebhepetre Montuhotep is difficult to interpret. The horizontal line may be ship's rope, and the red elements at lower left may represent some part of a ship's mast or steering mechanism.
The original location and function of the piece in the temple's decoration has not been determined.
