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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: 23.9 x 54 x 3.5 cm (9 7/16 x 21 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineEgyptian Curator's Fund
Accession number64.521
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Hermopolis (originally from el-AMarna). Excavated by the Deutschen Hermopolis-Expedition between 1929 and 1939 (Roeder, Amarna Reliefs, no. PC 67); by 1964: with Michel Abemayor, New York; purchased by the MFA from Michel Abemayor, April 8, 1964.