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Limestone relief: E.5.1950

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Limestone relief

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Description

Lower register shows (at left) a vine growing up over a trellis, with gardeners (called kAnw) carrying baskets of grapes away to the right; the register above shows the feet of people moving to the left, presumably carrying grapes to be trodden; the remains of the feet of the wine-treaders is visible at top left

Notes

History note: From the MacGregor Collection; bought by F.W. Green in 1922

Measurements and weight

Length: 40 cm
Width: 65 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Green, F. W., the family of

Dating

Old Kingdom
-2505 BCE - -2216 BCE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Limestone

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.5.1950
Primary reference Number: 62031
Oldadmincategory: SS

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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