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Royal hand

Royal hand

Amarna, found at Hermopolis
Limestone;
h. 23.8 cm, w. 27.9 cm, d. 3.6 cm
Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1985.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

This graceful hand illustrates the refined elegance achieved by stone carvers at Amarna.
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