Relief fragment from a row of vulture figures ca. 2051-2030 B.C. Middle Kingdom Several examples of the griffon vulture, bird of the goddess Nekhbet of el-Kab in Upper Egypt and hieroglyph for mother,” appears in this group of fragments. Such depictions would have served to evoke the protection of this powerful deity.For other reliefs from the tomb of Neferu, see 26.3.353* and 31.3.1.. Relief fragment from a row of vulture figures. ca. 2051-2030 B.C.. Limestone, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Neferu (TT 319, MMA 31), MMA excavations, 1923-25, 1930-31. Dynasty 11
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