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Limestone Relief: E.GA.2300.1943

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Current Location: Gallery 20

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Limestone Relief

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Description

A depiction of the Sed-festival of Akhenaten, fragment. Showing Akhenaten with worshippers. The arms of the Aten rain down on the king.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 5.5 cm
Length: 23 cm
Width: 53 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Circa -1352 - Circa -1336

Materials used in production

Limestone

Techniques used in production

Carving

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.2300.1943
Primary reference Number: 56692
Oldadmincategory: SS
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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