QUICK FACTS
Name: Relief fragment with vanquished enemies
What it is: Painted sandstone
Where it is from: Luxor, Egypt
When it was made: Circa 1427 to 1400 B.C.
The ancient Egyptians sometimes reused crafted materials. This block, which features a battle scene, was likely created during the reign of Amenhotep II between 1427 and 1400 B.C., during the 18th dynasty. But when it was discovered, the block was being used as part of the foundation of the unfinished mortuary temple of Ramesses IV (who ruled from 1153 to 1147 B.C., during the 20th dynasty).
The painted sandstone slab was discovered in Luxor in 1912 by Egyptologist Herbert E. W...
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