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Nefertiti & Akhenaten
Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE) ties an ornamental collar around the neck of her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE). Part of a stela. Painted limestone. From Amarna, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1345 BCE. (The Neues...
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Temple Relief of Amenhotep IV
On the right, the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV (r. 1353-1336 BCE later known as Akhenaten) raises his right arm and wears the blue crown of Egypt. Beside the right shoulder, his prenomen cartouche of "Neferkheperure" (Beautiful are the Forms...
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Statue of Sen-nefer
Block statue of Sen-nefer. He was the chief steward of the pharaoh as well as a priest of several ancient Egyptian deities. Granodiorite. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, 1388-1351 BCE. Probably from Bubastis (Tell-Basta...
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Stela of Scribe Amenemhat
Kneeling statue of Amenemhat, holding a stela and praying to the sun. He was the scribe of the grain of Amun. Limestone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, 1388-1351 BCE. From Egypt, precise provenance unknown. (The Neues...
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Statuette of a Female Priest
Bronze standing figure of a female priest, upper limbs missing, with figural engravings on her dress. Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty (Nubian Dynasty), 746-655 BCE. From Egypt; precise provenance unknown. (The Neues Museum, Berlin...
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Akhenaten & Nefertiti at a Feast
The royal couple, pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) and queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE), is seated at a feast, beneath the god Aten and under his rays. They are looking at each other and Nefertiti puts her right hand under Akhenaten's...
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Daughters of Amenhotep III & Queen Tiye
This limestone tomb relief came from the Tomb of Kheruef (TT192) at Western Thebes (in modern-day El-Assasif), Egypt. These two girls are daughters of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III (c. 1386-1353 BCE) and Queen Tiye (1398-1338 BCE). Kheruef...
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Tomb Relief of Amenhotep III
This limestone relief of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III (c. 1386-1353 BCE) came from the Tomb (TT57) of Khaemhat at Western Thebes (in modern-day Sheikh Abd el-Qurna), Egypt. Amenhotep III was depicted in profile, looking to the right...
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Akhenaten, Nefertiti, & Their Three Daughters
Limestone plaque depicting the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) on the left holding one of his daughters and Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 to c. 1336 BCE) on the right with one daughter sitting on her lap and the other resting on...
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Temple Relief of Nefertiti
The Egyptian queen, Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE), the Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE), appears beneath the rays of god Aten. Painted sandstone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1350 BCE. From the Temple of Aten...
