Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Sculptor's Trial Piece showing Upper Part of a Figure with Uraeus

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Description

Trial piece (?), royal figure. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Limestone. H. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); W. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). From: Sculptors' workshops in the town, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1922.

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  • Wikidata-Q Q116246261 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.2.11 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544873 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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