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-5.4-nano

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

Stone relief fragment showing a partial human figure and adjacent hieroglyphic text or columns on a limestone surface.

The image depicts two adjoining stone faces of what appears to be a limestone relief block or fragment. On the left, there is a partial carved human figure with a raised arm and a face profile; the upper background contains incised marks consistent with hieroglyphic signs, though most details are indistinct due to erosion and cropping. On the right, the relief surface is darker and heavily weathered, with no clearly readable iconographic elements. A vertical arrangement of incised lines near the center-right may belong to a column of hieroglyphs or garment detailing, but no confident sign forms can be extracted from the available resolution.

religious New Kingdom, Amarna Period (Akhenaten/Aten context) — plausible but not verifiable from the visible details fragmentary
Deities unknown
Materials limestone (white stone)
Signs unclear incised hieroglyphic marks (indeterminate) ×10

Connections

Deities Aten
Royals Akhenaten
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

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