Name panel from mortuary complex of Senwosret I

Middle Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 110

Both the inside and the outside of the stone enclosure around the pyramid of Senwosret I at Lisht were decorated with one hundred relief panels, four of which have been reconstructed using excavated fragments. Repesented are images of the world according to ancient Egyptian beliefs. Between the fertile land below and the falcon of the sky above lies the realm of the pharaoh, symbolized by the ornate front of his palace. Each field above the palace facade contains Senwosret's Horus name, "Living in births." At the bottom, each panel ended with a relief representation of a fertility god. Only the very top of the head of one such figure can be seen, on 34.1.206.

This panel contains two of the names of the king: Ankhmesut Senwosret.

Name panel from mortuary complex of Senwosret I, Limestone

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Name panel from mortuary complex of Senwosret I, Limestone
Name panel from mortuary complex of Senwosret I, Limestone
Name panel from mortuary complex of Senwosret I, Limestone

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