Description: A limestone relief fragment with a slaughtering scene, probably from a mastaba.?In the center of the composition appears a dead ox lying on his back.?On the left, a man uses both hands to grasp the leg of the animal holding it upright while his comrade carves into the joint with a butchering knife. On the right a third man appears sharpening his knife.Considering that this work was probably decorating the wall of a tomb, the scene likely refers to the ceremonial sacrifice of animals in order to honor the deceased?and also its ?functioned as instructions in the proper etiquette for performing such rituals.| Egypt. 6th Dynasty. 2345 - 2190 BC