Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Akhenaten Worshipping the Aten

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Description

Caption: Akhenaten Worshipping the Aten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, 8 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 21 3/16 in. (22.5 x 7.5 x 53.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 34.6052. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A carved stone fragment with an image and some hieroglyphs.

The artifact is a fragment of limestone, featuring a partially preserved carved scene depicting a human figure and some animals, possibly involved in a hunting scene. The style is typical of bas-relief carvings with incised hieroglyphs on the left side. The carvings exhibit features characteristic of ancient Egyptian art, such as profile view of figures.

daily life New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone
Signs duck arm

Connections

Found at Tell el-Amarna
Royals Akhenaten
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 34.6052 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 43586 tier-2
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