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Mouth of Akhenaten or Nefertiti New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)

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Description

Akhenaten or Nefertiti, mouth. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Red quartzite. H. 5.5 × W. 8 × D. 7.5 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.). From: Sculptors' workshops in the town, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Subject: Mouths. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921.

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