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Fragment from Hatshepsut's fallen obelisk at Karnak

1473–1458 B.C.
FindspotKarnak, Thebes, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGranite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 86 x 122 x 74 cm (33 7/8 x 48 1/16 x 29 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of heirs of Francis Cabot Lowell
Accession number75.13
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Karnak, temple of Amen, colonnade of Thutmose I, south obelisk of Hatshepsut. 1835: collected in Egypt by John Lowell, Jr.; 1875: given to the MFA by John A. Lowell and Miss Lowell.
(Accession Date: March 18, 1875)