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Talatat: palace interior
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
1349–1336 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Hermopolis
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 23 x 43 x 3.5 cm (9 1/16 x 16 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marilyn M. Simpson Fund
Accession Number1997.98
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionThis limestone talatat shows a bedroom, bath and portico of the palace. A bed, wash basin, and tables of food and drink are among the objects depicted within the rooms. With mount.
ProvenanceFrom Hermopolis, originally from el-Amarna. Between 1929 and 1939, excavated by the Deutsche Hermopolis-Expedition (Roeder, Amarna Reliefs, no. 125). By 1969, private collection. May 30, 1997, anonymous sale (Antiquities), Christie's, New York, lot 37, sold to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 1997)