Table, offering

Description

Offering table in Egyptian alabaster (travertine/calcite), carved from a single piece of stone, circular plate with an inwardly bevelled rim on a waisted cylindrical foot: Ancient Egyptian, Old Kingdom, c.2494 - 2181 BC

Museum reference

A.1921.577

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Table, offering

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Old Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Alabaster, Travertine

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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