Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Nes-Peka Shuti Relief: Block from Right End of Second Register

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Nes-Peka Shuti Relief: Block from Right End of Second Register

Nespaqashuty, the vizier of Upper (southern) Egypt early in the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, was one of the two most important officials in the land. He began a large tomb for himself at Thebes, but he died before it was finished. The relief decoration had begun to be carved on blocks of fine limestone that lined the poor stone of the walls. A few of the reliefs were finished, but many had just been carved in outline and others had only been drawn in red. In later centuries, many of the blocks fell or were pulled from the walls and some were burned to make lime. The surviving scenes on these blocks show a row of offering bearers eternally bringing food and other necessities. Above them are scenes of a boat trip to the temple of the god of the dead, Osiris, at Abydos, and groups of male and female mourners at Nespaqashuty's funeral.


This text refers to these objects: 68.1; 52.131.10; 52.131.3; 52.131.4; 52.131.5; 52.131.6; 52.131.7; 52.131.8; 52.131.9; 52.131.11; 52.131.12; 52.131.13; 52.131.14; 52.131.15; 52.131.16; 52.131.17; 52.131.18; 52.131.19; 52.131.20; 52.131.21; 52.131.22; 52.131.23; 52.131.24; 52.131.25; 52.131.26; 52.131.27; 52.131.28; 52.131.29; 52.131.30; 52.131.31; 52.131.32

• Medium: Limestone
• Place Found: Thebes (Deir el Bahri), Egypt
• Dates: ca. 664-610 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: XXVI Dynasty
• Period: Late Period
• Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 22 in. (34.6 x 55.9 cm)
• Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
• Accession Number: 52.131.3
• Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
• Image: Overall, 52.131.3_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Nes-Peka Shuti Relief: Block from Right End of Second Register, ca. 664-610 B.C.E. Limestone, 13 5/8 x 22 in. (34.6 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 52.131.3 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 52.131.3_SL1.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Limestone block from second register, tomb of Nes-peka-shuti. Series of female mourners facing right, arms uplifted, breasts bared. Long wigs, with fillets, long skirts. Line of inscription in raised relief at upper edge. At extreme left portion, standing soldier with quivers. Feet of women and figures of prostrate mourner and wife of deceased on upper edge of block 52.131.24 and .25. Condition: Incomplete. Extensive gaps on lower half of relief, edges chipped, some surface areas in fragile condition.