An oarsman from a colossal relief carving, from Bahri, Egypt

An image of Architectural Element / Wall Block. Limestone relief fragment, carved. Oarsman, from transport of a colossal statue scene. Find Spot: East wall upper court, South wing, Temple of Hatshepsut; Bahri, Egypt. From the reign of Hatshepsut. Eighteenth Dynasty; New Kingdom. Circa 1473-1458 B.C.

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Architectural Element / Wall Block. Limestone relief fragment, carved. Oarsman, from transport of a colossal statue scene. Find Spot: East wall upper court, South wing, Temple of Hatshepsut; Bahri, Egypt. From the reign of Hatshepsut. Eighteenth Dynasty; New Kingdom. Circa 1473-1458 B.C.

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Accession Number: E.GA.4501.1943
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/8.1
Focal length: 12.2
Camera: E990
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 873 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 707.58kB
Exposure time: 1/120
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 81/10
Captured: 2002:12:09 15:19:05

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