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Group shot: 63.260 (bottom), 64.521 (top)
River scene with royal barges and tow boats
Group shot: 63.260 (bottom), 64.521 (top)

River scene with royal barges and tow boats

1349–1336 B.C.
Object PlaceAkhetaten (el-Amarna), Egypt
FindspotHermopolis, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePainted Limestone
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 23.4 x 53.1 x 3.6 cm (9 3/16 x 20 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.) - Lower Block

Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number63.260
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceHermopolis (originally from el-Amarna). Excavated by the Deutschen Hermopolis-Expedition between 1929 and 1939 (Roeder, Amarna Reliefs, no. PC 150); by 1963: with Jean Vinchon & Cie.; purchased by the MFA from Jean Vinchon & Cie., March 20, 1963.