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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 2353–2323 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Fragments of a Palm Column
Medium	Granite
Dimensions	Diameter beneath the ropes of the neck 80.85 cm (31 13/16 in.); width of the abacus 84 cm (33 1/16 in.). The total height of the modern reconstruction (2.12 m (83 7/16 in.)) seems to be much too high.
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 2353–2323 B.C.
Credit Line	Rogers Fund, 1907
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Dynasty	Dynasty 5
Period	Old Kingdom
Date Range	2353 BC – 2323 BC

Provenance

Region	Memphite Region
Country	Egypt

From the Dynasty 5 era

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Relief fragment showing fishing scene

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Stake?

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Figure of a male beer-maker

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Weight equal to five deben

ca. 2465–2323 B.C.Statue, young boy

ca. 2465–2458 B.C.Relief with running troops

ca. 2465–2438 B.C.Statue of Demedji and Hennutsen

ca. 2465–2389 B.C.West wall of the chapel of Nikauhor and Sekhemhathor

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 551092