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First Intermediate Period
This fragment of ivory veneer from a box or piece of furniture bears one of the names of King Meribre Khety. The king was part of a dynasty ruling from Herakleopolis after defeating the last vestiges of the Old Kingdom in Memphis.
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Title: Veneer Fragment from a Box with the "Two Ladies" Name (Meryibtawy) of the Heracleopolitan King Meribre Khety
Period: First Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 9
Reign: reign of Meribre Khety
Date: ca. 2100 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I, MMA excavations, 1920–22
Medium: Ivory, carnelian (originally fully inlaid with semiprecious stones)
Dimensions: H. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); W. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession Number: 22.1.1041
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