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Lintel of Enseperi
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Lintel of Enseperi

2454–2311 BCE · limestone

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Carved in raised relief, the inscription on this lintel is arranged in vertical columns, with the signs facing right. The tomb owner and his wife, labeled above as "the king's acquaintance, Neferiuhathor(?)" are seated together at the far left on a long chair or couch with bull's legs and a cushion but no back rest.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineLintel of Enseperi, 2454–2311 BCE. Egypt, Giza, western cemetery, excavations of Montague Ballard, 1901–2, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 5. Limestone; overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1993
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