Offering table
6th Dynasty, ca. 2374–2191 BC, From Giza, western cemetery, tomb S 676/707
Offering table
Offering slabs like this one were set up in front of false doors in tomb chapels. Food and drink were presented on them. Bread baked in a pottery bowl, set on an offering mat, symbolized offerings in general.
Object data
Object Name
Offering table
Culture
Ägyptisch
Period
Old Kingdom
Dated
6th Dynasty, ca. 2374–2191 BC
Material
Limestone
Dimensions
H 9,2 cm, B 47 cm, T 26,7 cm, G 15 kg
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Inv. No.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7821
Provenance
1912/13, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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