Stone
Stone
Place of OriginEgypt, Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna), Maru-Aten
Datemid 2nd Millennium BCE
Dimensions6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
MediumStone
ClassificationArchitectural Elements
Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Object number
1925.669
Not on View
DescriptionFrom Amarna. Excavation Number 22/348.
Label TextThis limestone fragment was excavated in 1922 by the Egypt Exploration Society at Maru-Aten, a palace complex in Akhetaten (modern Amarna), the capital city founded by Pharaoh Akhenaten. It depicts the hind legs of a goat and stalks of barley in raised relief. The object was assigned to the Toledo Museum of Art in that year’s official division of archaeological finds.
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
5th century CE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
mid 2nd Millennium BCE
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