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Temple gateway

170–116 B.C.
FindspotKoptos, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePainted sandstone
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 544 x 458 x 378 cm (214 3/16 x 180 5/16 x 148 13/16 in.)

Typical block: H. 18 7/8 (H. 48cm)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1632
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Koptos. May-June 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Shrine
100–200
Group shot: 24.1632-33
170–163 B.C., 145–116 B.C.
Column drum
30 B.C. to A.D. 14
Column drum
30 B.C.–A.D. 14
Column drum
30 B.C.–A.D. 14
Column drum
A.D. 41–54
Column drum
A.D. 41–54