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Talatat: houses on a canal
Talatat: houses on a canal

Talatat: houses on a canal

1353–1336 B.C.
FindspotHermopolis, Egypt
Object Placeel-Amarna (Akhetaten), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 23.4 x 52.8 x 4 cm (9 3/16 x 20 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession number63.962
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceHermopolis (originally from el-Amarna). Excavated by the Deutschen Hermopolis-Expedition between 1929 and 1939 (Roeder, Amarna Reliefs, no. 116); by 1963: with Jean Vinchon & Cie.; purchased by the MFA from Jean Vinchon & Cie., June 19, 1963.