Relief Block

New Kingdom, Amarna Period

ca. 1353–1323 B.C.

Not on view

On Long-term Loan to the Brooklyn Museum

This "talatat" block is part of a scene that includes three additional blocks. The reconstructed scene, including this block, is on view at the Brooklyn Museum. For more information, see the record for Brooklyn Museum 2022.17.

Link to record for MMA 68.16.

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Title: Relief Block
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1353–1323 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 23 × W. 35 × D. 3 cm, 4.8 kg (9 1/16 × 13 3/4 × 1 3/16 in., 10.6 lb.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Dr. and Mrs. Edmundo Lassalle Gift, 1968
Object Number: 68.16
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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