Fragment of a torus molding from the shrine of a royal woman within the temple of Mentuhotep II
Object type: Relief, Nebhepetre Mentuhotep's wives, torus molding
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: early reign of Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: h. 27 x w. 33 cm (10 5/8 x 13 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Mentuhotep II
Locus: Shrines of the royal women
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904–06
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906, 1907
Accession year: 1906