reliefs

Fragment of relief (probably part of a balustrade): alabaster (calcite); deep sunk relief; Akhenaten (headless) followed by Nefertiti and Meritaten before an offering table with 3 jars, to which the hands of the Aten are extended. Early cartouches of Aten on arms and chest of king. Column of hieroglyphs in front of Nefertiti: 'Nefer-neferu-aten Nefertiti, may she live forever and ever', and above the princess: 'Merit(aten), born of the Great Royal Wife, Nefer-neferu-aten, Nefertiti, may she live forever and ever'.

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- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Tell el Amarna
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- Montserrat, Dominic, Ancient Egypt: Digging for Dreams, p.19

Akhenaten

LDUCE-UC401

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology