Digital Giza | Limestone slab stela of Nefer

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 1207

Limestone slab stela of Nefer; low raised relief, female figure seated (facing right) on stool with bovine legs at offering table with bread loaves, wearing long wig, V-necked sheath dress, and bracelets, inscription: (above) [rxt nswt nfr] "the royal acquaintance, Nefer", (in middle, above and below offering table) offering list, (on right) linen list; some pigment remains.

ID: HM_6-19801
Alternate IDs: HM_6-19801; 6-19801
Department: Hearst Museum, Berkeley
Classification: Architectural elements-Stelae
Period: Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu
Entry Date: 1903–1904
Title: Limestone slab stela of Nefer
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: 38.1 x 50.8 x 8.3 cm (15 x 20 x 3 1/4 in)
Credit Line: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Hearst Egyptian Expedition
Provenance: Mastaba G 1207, in situ on E face of mastaba, within mud-brick offering chapel.
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