Fragment of a mastaba tomb with a female figure, from Medum, Egypt

An image of Architectural Element / Wall Block. Niche of mastaba tomb, fragment, with part of female figure. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot, Medum, Egypt. Limestone, length 0.31 m, width 0.3 m. 2575-2465 B.C. or 3rd/4th Dynasty. Old Kingdom.

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Architectural Element / Wall Block. Niche of mastaba tomb, fragment, with part of female figure. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot, Medum, Egypt. Limestone, length 0.31 m, width 0.3 m. 2575-2465 B.C. or 3rd/4th Dynasty. Old Kingdom.

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Accession Number: E.22c.1910
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 980 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 208.13kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2011:09:12 15:56:53

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Ancient Egypt antiquity architectural element BC carved Egyptian female Fitz_ANT fragment limestone Old Kingdom tombs wall block

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