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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.132_wwg7.jpg)

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

Sculpture

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

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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Frequent Art Questions

  • Tell me more.

    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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