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Talatat: force-feeding a cow
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
1349–1336 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Hermopolis, originally from el-Amarna
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 22.8 x 52 x 3.5cm (9 x 20 1/2 x 1 3/8in.)
Other (Height x length x D): 52cm (20 1/2in.)
Other (Height x length x D): 52cm (20 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession Number63.960
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On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionLimestone talatat depicting two servants force-feeding a cow.
ProvenanceFrom Hermopolis. Excavated by the Deutschen Hermopolis-Expedition between 1929 and 1939 (Roeder, Amarna Reliefs, no.PC 52); by 1963: with Michel Abemayor, New York; 1963: purchased by the MFA from Michel Abemayor, June 19, 1963.