Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Torso of Akhenaten New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)
Description
Akhenaten torso, Aten cartouches. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Indurated limestone. H. 34 × W. 28 × D. 23 cm, 18.1 kg (13 3/8 × 11 × 9 1/16 in., 40 lb.). From: Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Subject: Men, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921.
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