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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Relief Depicting Akenhaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

07:28 12/19/2008

Hi Nicky, It looks like a slide of this may have been scanned back in 2001. We're going to try to locate the file and get it uploaded. Stay tuned! Deborah

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Relief Depicting Akenhaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Akhenaten presents a formal bouquet to the Aten, whose rays, ending in tiny hands, stream down before the king. Only the king's arms, torso, and lower face are preserved. His daughter holds a rattle called a sistrum and wears her hair in an elaborate plaited sidelock, symbolizing youth.

Medium: Limestone, painted
Geographical Locations:
- Reportedly from: Amarna, Egypt
- Place found: Hermopolis, Egypt
Dates: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 20 3/8 in. (22.2 x 51.7 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 60.197.6
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 60.197.6_view1_colorcorrected_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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07:28 12/19/2008

Hi Nicky, It looks like a slide of this may have been scanned back in 2001. We're going to try to locate the file and get it uploaded. Stay tuned! Deborah

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09:54 12/17/2008

no photo?

posted by Nicky

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