Male and Female Attendants
Description
Talatat, attendants. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Limestone, paint. H. 23 cm (9 1/16 in); w. 54 cm (21 1/4 in). Probably originally from: Amarna (Akhetaten). Subject: Men, Women. Credit: Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1985.
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.
A painted limestone relief fragment shows multiple standing male and female attendants in profile-facing poses, with arms posed in front and wearing long, pleated garments.
The image depicts a rectangular limestone relief fragment with a shallow carved register. Several attendants are shown in turn: on the left a figure in a long pleated garment (side of body and legs preserved) faces toward the center; in the middle two figures are more fully visible, one with a flared/pleated skirt and another in a similar long robe, their arms held forward. On the right, two additional attendants stand with similar attire and carved pleating. The figures are rendered in low relief with incised details for the pleats and outlines around limbs and hands. Small traces of pigment appear to remain on the limestone surface, consistent with a painted relief. No cartouches, crowns, or clearly legible hieroglyphic text are visible in the photo; the top band contains mostly garment/figure outlines rather than inscriptions. The subject aligns with attendants rather than a royal or divine scene.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116251894 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 1985.328.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544061 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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