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

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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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15th Century Ancient Egypt antiquity architectural element BC boatman boats carved carving Egyptian figure Fitz_ANT fragment hair hairstyle Hatshepsut limestone male oars oarsman relief sculpture wall block

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