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relief of house on a canal relief of house on a canal central courtyards

 
This relief combines a floorplan with simplified sketches to represent two houses and their contents. In each house, several rooms surround a courtyard in which a figure bends to work.

Look closely to see how different household items and architectural elements are represented:
 

Computer reconstruction and animation provides us with a different view of the home of the sculptor Thutmose, one of the grander private houses in Amarna.

Take a tour:

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