"Fragment of a Relief," probably representing "Akhenaten Visiting the Temple"

"Fragment of a Relief," probably representing "Akhenaten Visiting the Temple"

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"Fragment of a Relief," probably representing "Akhenaten Visiting the Temple"
CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • "Fragment of a Relief," probably representing "Akhenaten Visiting the Temple"
Date1363 BC
PlaceHermopolis, Egypt
MediumPainted limestone
Dimensionsheight × length × width: 8 7/8 × 21 × 1 3/8 inches (22.5 × 53.3 × 3.5 cm.)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil
Object number62.13
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceMichel E. Abemayor (d. 1975), New York, by 1962; purchased by John de Menil (1904–1973) and Dominique de Menil (1908–1997), Houston, 1962; given to MFAH, 1962.
Exhibition History"All That the Sun's Disk Encircles: Amarna Reliefs from Texas Collections", San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Tex, Nov 18, 1990–Feb 4, 1991 (LN:90.31).

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