Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Medium: Limestone, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Hermopolis Magna, Egypt
• Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1353-1336 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 8 15/16 × 20 5/16 × 1 1/4 in., 14.5 lb. (22.7 × 51.6 × 3.2 cm, 6.58kg)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 60.197.6

Image: 60.197.6_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Limestone relief. At left, Akhenaten, arms upraised making an offering to the Aten whose rays, terminating in hands, fill area in front of king. Behind king, a princess holding sistrum. Three (?) columns off effaced text at upper right. Six blank cartouches on king’s torso. Condition: Poor. Face of king obliterated. His arms and body chipped. Neck of princess lost. Edges badly chipped.

Brooklyn Museum