About the Artwork
Fragment of a Balustrade from the Tomb of Khenou
2420/2258 BC
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Carved limestone
14 x 23 1/2 in. 35.6 x 59.7 cm
Sculpture
African Art
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manoogian
72.224
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Markings
The inscription reads "The deceased, Khenou"
Provenance
From the tomb of Kenou at Saqqara.
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DIA BULLETIN, vol 58, no 2, 1980, p 104 (ill).
OBJECTS, Vol. 3, (circa 1971). Advertisement: Fig. on 15th page after p. 55.
The Art Quarterly, Vol. XXXV, 1972. p. 318.
BDIA, Vol. 52, no. 1, 1973. p. 12.
Peck, William H. " Offerings for the Deceased," in BDIA, Vol. 58, no. 2, 1980. pp. 103, 104. Ill. Fig. 3.
PM III, p. 625.
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Egyptian, Fragment of a Balustrade from the Tomb of Khenou, 2420/2258 BC, Carved limestone. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manoogian, 72.224.
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