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Offering slab for seven oils of Ankhwadjes

Accession: 11.150.1a
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5–6
Date: ca. 2649–2100 B.C.
Date range: 2649 BCE – 2649 BCE
Materials: ['travertine (egyptian alabaster)']
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

AI image analysis claude-haiku-4-5

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

An offering slab for seven oils with seven circular recessed basins carved into travertine (Egyptian alabaster), with hieroglyphic inscriptions across the top.

This is a rectangular travertine slab featuring seven evenly-spaced circular basins or depressions carved into its surface, aligned in a row. These basins are characteristic of Old Kingdom offering tables designed to hold libations or oils during religious rituals. The top edge of the slab is covered with finely carved hieroglyphic inscriptions in relief, including recognizable signs such as seated figures, the ankh symbol, and various cartouche-like elements. The overall style and execution are consistent with Old Kingdom religious artifacts. The wear pattern and surface discoloration suggest age and usage, though the incised basins remain well-defined.

religious Old Kingdom good

Royals Ankhwadjes

Materials travertine (egyptian alabaster)

Signs ankh symbol (life symbol) seated figure (possibly royal or deity) ×2 cartouche or enclosed oval various geometric and linear hieroglyphic elements ×10

Visible text "Hieroglyphic text visible along the top edge, including what appear to be figure signs and cartouche elements; specific transliteration unclear from image resolution"

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Royals Ankhwadjes

Materials Limestone Travertine (Egyptian Alabaster)

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