This is a detail of a larger limestone relief, which came from the Mortuary Temple of Pharaoh Sahure (25th Century BCE) at Abusir, Egypt. The cartouche of Sahure (his name means "He who is close to Re") can be seen above a procession of warriors holding spears. Sahure was the 2nd ruler of the 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, 2496-2483 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.
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