Ancient Egyptian offering table from North Saqqara dated 2686 – 2160 BC

A rectangular offering or libation table, uninscribed. The interior is hollowed out into a rectangular basin with sloping sides.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1975.450
  • Material: limestone
  • Culture: Dynasty 3 - 8
  • Period: Old Kingdom
  • Dated: 2686 - 2160 BC
  • Object name: offering table
  • Dimensions: Length: 296mm , Width: 227mm , Depth: 114mm
  • Published references: Martin The Sacred Animal Necropolis..., p 14 cat no 23 pl 11 23
  • Site: Saqqara
  • Latitude: 29.871111
  • Longitude: 31.216389