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Tomb Wall Fragment Depicting Offering Bearers and Butchers

Old Kingdom, mid–Dynasty 5–early Dynasty 6 (about 2445–2287 BCE)
Limestone
94.3 × 13.7 cm (37.1 × 5.4 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

In the upper register, priests and servants prepare food offerings, including birds and ribs of beef. The lower register portrays butchers at work. Their kilts are tucked into their waistbands to keep them clean. To the left, butchers carry away a cow’s heart and a jar of blood.

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