Building Fragment
Block
Object Number:
E325
Current Location:
Amarna
Provenience:
Egypt
Illahun
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Limestone
Iconography:
Akhenaten
Ankhsenpaaten
Pharaoh
Daughter
Description:
Fragment of reused block from building of Akhenaten representing the King (arm tatooed with cartouches of the Aten) holding two of his daughters. Ankhsenpaaten reaches toward an earring in the shape of the Aten.
Height:
23cm
Width:
56cm
Depth:
13cm
Credit Line:
Excavated by William Flinders Petrie
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun (12 Nov 2006)
Bibliography:
[Book] Petrie, William M. 1891. Illahun, Kahun and Gurob 1889-1890. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 20, pl. 24.10
[Book] Silverman, David P., et al. 2006. Akhenaten and Tutankhamun Revolution and Restoration. : Page/Fig./Plate: 140-141,fig.128,129
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