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Relief

Trial Piece

Object Number:E856
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Egypt
El-Amarna
Period: Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Date Made: 1539-1292 BCE
Early Date: -1540
Late Date: -1291
Section:Egyptian
Materials:Limestone
Iconography:Akhenaten
Height: 21.1 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from William Flinders Petrie, 1893
Other Number:ES 856 - Original Number

Description

Sculptor's model relief of Akhenaten's profile. It retains traces of ink outlines.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Upper Egyptian Gallery (1983 - 1991) View Objects in Exhibition
Upper Egyptian Gallery (1996 - 2006) View Objects in Exhibition
Upper Egyptian Gallery (1991 - 1996) View Objects in Exhibition
Amarna: Ancient Egypt\'s Place in the Sun (12 Nov 2006) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Book] Wegner, Jennifer H., and Wegner, Josef W., and Silverman, David P. 2006. Akhenaten and Tutankhamun Revolution and Restoration.. Philadelphia. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 20, fig.16View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 72View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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