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Fragments of Hieroglyphic Relief from Maru Aten (Amarna)

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Fragments of Hieroglyphic Relief from Maru Aten (Amarna)

Place of OriginEgypt, Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna), Maru-Aten
Datemid 2nd Millennium BCE
MediumStone
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Object number
1925.657A-E
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Label TextThis alabaster stela fragment was excavated in 1922 by the Egypt Exploration Society at Maru-Aten, a palace complex in Akhetaten (modern Amarna), the short-lived capital founded by Pharaoh Akhenaten. It was recovered from the remains of a garden kiosk built on an artificial island within a ceremonial lake. One of five fragments (1925.657A–E), the piece was assigned to the Toledo Museum of Art in that year’s official division of archaeological finds.

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