Building Scene
ca. 1352–1347 B.C.E.
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Caption
Building Scene, ca. 1352–1347 B.C.E.. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/2 x 10 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (19 x 26.5 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William Kelly Simpson, 86.132. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Building Scene
Date
ca. 1352–1347 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Geography
Place made: Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
Medium
Sandstone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 10 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (19 x 26.5 x 3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of William Kelly Simpson
Accession Number
86.132
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These reliefs that you just photographed are really special because they come from the part of a city that people actually lived and worked in. Most of what you see in many ours and many museums come from tombs.People only lived in the city of Akhetaten, as it was called in ancient times, for a very short period. This actually makes it much easier for archaeologists to study.So... what year was the boom box invented?
It looks like the first boombox device was created in 1969. Over your shoulder is a useful way to carry a variety of things like boomboxes or, in this case, a stone masonry block.Nice! Thank you. You're awesome.The scenes of everyday life in this gallery are really interesting. The city of Tell el-Amarna (known as Akhetaten in ancient times) was only occupied for a few decades and then abandoned, so a lot more of the city is preserved than just the tombs.
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