Fragment of a Jubilee Scene
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Object Label
Amunhotep IV's cloak and the curved scepter in front of his face indicate that this detail once showed the king participating in the sed-festival, an ancient rite of royal renewal celebrated in Egypt since before Dynasty 1 (circa 3000–2800 B.C.). Amunhotep IV's first festival occurred at Karnak in the fourth or fifth year of his reign, just before he moved the capital to el Amarna and changed is name to Akhenaten.
Caption
Fragment of a Jubilee Scene, ca. 1352–1347 B.C.E.. Sandstone, pigment, 6 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (16.7 x 25 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Fragment of a Jubilee Scene
Date
ca. 1352–1347 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Geography
Place made: Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
Medium
Sandstone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
6 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (16.7 x 25 x 3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
64.197.1
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