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| Keywords: Egyptian - Lintel with Musicians and Game Players - Walters 22152-22153 - Detail B.jpg This block probably once served as the lintel of a doorway in the tomb of Ankh-ef-en-sekhmet He is represented on the right side of the lintel Carved in very low relief this piece depicts musicians and game-players before the deceased Ankh-ef-en-Sakhmet The entire relief has a plain border running around its perimeter At the right is the deceased seated and facing left He sits upon a high-backed and armed chair with cow's legs which sits upon some type of mat He holds a staff in his right hand while his left hand rests on the arm of the chair In front of him is the upper part of a figure who places a lotus blossom in front of his face Behind him are three groups of performers the first one a harpist and a flute-player the second one a harpist and a double clarinet-player and the third one consisting of three singers; they are separated from each other by large vessels In the lower row is depicted a person who turns to grab the staff of Ankh-ef-en-Sakhmet followed by three pairs of game-players The group farthest to the right consists of two pairs of people playing the game mehen while the group behind them consists of two men playing senet There is a row of inscriptions at the top of the piece along with captions referring to each of the performers in the upper row and the words spoken by each of the members of the groups of game players in the lower row There are also intrusive inscriptions between Ankh-ef-en-Sakhmet's staff and the head of the lotus blossom-holder and in front of each of the two individuals playing senet in the lower left corner of the piece They were added in the 27th Dynasty in the time of Darius I and Artaxerxes I There is still a large piece missing between Walters 22 152 and 22 153 and a smaller piece missing between those two and the piece formerly in Seattle upper right There is a faint trace of red on the large figure's shoulder not quite large enough to establish that the whole was painted though it is quite possible that it was 550-525 BC; Secondary inscriptions 500-450 BC Late Period limestone with remains of red and black paint cm 48 144 ; framed cm 52 150 9 accession number 22 152-22 153 34307 22 152 Khawam brothers Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest 22 152C Seattle Art Museum date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1957 by purchase 22 153 Khawam brothers Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 and 1931 and Museum purchase 1957 In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 place of origin Memphis Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian art from Memphis Games of Ancient Egypt Musical instruments in ancient Egypt Harps in ancient Egypt Mehen game in Ancient Egypt Ankh-ef-en-sekhmet | ||||
