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title: Egyptian Relief Of A Woman & Child
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6723/egyptian-relief-of-a-woman--child/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-01-06
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# Egyptian Relief Of A Woman & Child

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Egyptian Relief Of A Woman & Child](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6723.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6723.jpg)

## Image Caption

Limestone relief carving of a woman and a child, found in El-[Amarna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), late 18th Dynasty, c. 1350-1330 BCE.

The British Museum, London. Photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia. 
 
This relief might have a sculptor's preparatory sketch for a large [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) carving. The woman is most likely not an elite woman since they are rarely depicted as pregnant or nursing babies.

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, June 01). Egyptian Relief Of A Woman & Child. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6723/egyptian-relief-of-a-woman--child/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Egyptian Relief Of A Woman & Child." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jun 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6723/egyptian-relief-of-a-woman--child/>.

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