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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Doorway of Taharqa

AAT Object Techniquerelief (sculpture techniques)

AAT Object Form/Functiondoorframes

Place CreatedThebes, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period, Dynasty 25, Reign of Taharqa

Date690-664 BCE

MediumSandstone

Credit LineGift of the Morgens West Foundation

Dimensions17 x 38 x 5 in. (43.2 x 96.5 x 12.7 cm)

Object number2010.031.001

Exhibition HistoryAfrican Cosmos: Stellar Arts, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 31 - June 21, 2015
Published ReferencesSotheby's New York, Antiquities (11 June 2010), 12, lot 8.

ProvenanceEx coll. William Bowmore (1909-2008), Brisbane, Australia, acquired 1960s. Ex coll. Dr. Harley K. Baxter, Kew, Victoria, Australia, acquired from Bowmore, late 1990s. Ex private collection, Australia, purchased from MossGreen Auctions, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, November 22-23, 2009, lot 122. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, June 11, 2020, lot 8.

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