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Lower Face and Shoulders of Akhenaten
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Title:
Lower Face and Shoulders of Akhenaten
Caption:
Lower Face and Shoulders of Akhenaten. Dimensions: H. 21 cm (8 1/4 in); w. 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Akhenaten. Date: ca. 1353-1336 B.C..
This fragment depicts Akhenaten with the exaggerated but sensitive features characteristic of representations of this king. The full scene would have shown the king worshiping his sole god, the Aten.
This relief is currently on long-term loan to the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung in Berlin.
Technique/material:
Limestone, paint
Period:
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4192 x 2945 px | 35.3 MB
Print size:
35.5 x 24.9 cm | 14.0 x 9.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AFRICA • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN ART • FROM EGYPT, MIDDLE EGYPT, HERMOPOLIS (ASHMUNEIN; KHEMENU), PYLON OF RAMESSES II, FOUNDATIONS LEVEL, DEUTSCHE HERMOPOLIS-EXPEDITION 1938; PROBABLY ORIGINALLY FROM AMARNA (AKHETATEN) • HERMOPOLIS • LIMESTONE • LIMESTONE, PAINT • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEW KINGDOM, AMARNA PERIOD • RELIEFS • SCULPTURE • UPPER EGYPT
