Amarna King

Medium: Limestone, pigment, gold leaf

Geograhical Locations:

• Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. (21.3 x 4.8 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• A Woman's Afterlife: Gender Transformation in Ancient Egypt
• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity

Accession Number: 29.34

Image: 29.34_SL3.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Standing limestone statuette of a king, probably Akhenaten, wearing the Blue Crown. Hands at side. Uraeus, necklace and kilt overlaid with gold leaf. Flesh painted red; no inscription. Condition: Head broken off at neck and replaced. Figure restored in Oxford from ankles down. Paint chipped. Otherwise good.

Brooklyn Museum