Offering Table of Nesptah at The British Museum, London
Offering Table of Nesptah at The British Museum, London
Published 2015-02-05T16:37:49+00:00
This granodiorite offering table of Nesptah was made in the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, about 650-640 BC, discovered possibly from Thebes.
The massive offering-table has inscriptions with the name Nesptah, the son of Montuemhat. The texts also request offerings of food as part of the funerary ritual, with images of foodstuffs carved in relief on the top. Nesptah succeeded his father in the important offices of the mayor of Thebes and fourth priest of Amun, but only survived him by about ten years.
This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.
Date published | 05/02/2015 |
Title | Offering Table of Nesptah |
Date | null |
Dimension | Height: 51 centimetres Width: 75 centimetres Depth: 63 centimetres |
Accession | EA1485 |
Period | 26th Dynasty |
Medium | granodiorite |
Record | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=119771&partId=1&searchText=Offering+Table+of+Nesptah&page=1 |
Place | British Museum |