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Talatat: column with ducks

1353–1336 B.C.
FindspotHermopolis, Egypt
Object Placeel-Amarna (Akhetaten), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 22.5 x 53 x 3 cm (8 7/8 x 20 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number62.320
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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. 125); by 1962: with Michel Abemayor; 1962: purchased by the MFA from Michel Abemayor, April 11, 1962.