Image: Subject with spotted robe, doing homage. First Dynasty, Mena and earlier

Description: Subject with spotted robe, doing homage. First Dynasty, Mena and earlier Original in MFA BOSTON Ivory plaque with figure of a tributary holding a branch Egyptian Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1 2960–2770 B.C.Findspot: Egypt, Abydos, Tomb of Mena B17 Medium/Technique Ivory Dimensions Height x width: 4.2 x 2.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 in.) Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription Accession Number 01.7369 ON VIEW Egypt: Pre-Dynastic and Dynastic Gallery (Gallery 105A) Collections Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East Classifications Unclassifiable objects – Function unknown Description Incised figure of a tributary holding a branch. Mended. Provenance From Abydos, tomb of Mena B17. 1901: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund.

(Accession Date: October 1, 1901) Original in MFA BOSTON
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