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Fragment of a Shabti of Akhenaten

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM Limestone
DATES ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.
DYNASTY Dynasty 18
PERIOD New Kingdom, Amarna Period
DIMENSIONS 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (8.6 x 7 x 4.5 cm)  (show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER 35.1882
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented, probably from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt; before 1935, acquired by Maurice Nahman of Cairo, Egypt; before 1935, purchased from Maurice Nahman by Jean Capart of the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, Belgium; 1935, purchased from the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire by the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
CAPTION Fragment of a Shabti of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (8.6 x 7 x 4.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1882. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.1882_view1.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.35.1882_view1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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