Sunken Relief from Tel-El-Amarna (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
This fragment is probably from a relief depicting the royal family. The figure can be identified as a royal princess of the Amarna period by her almond-shaped eyes, sloping forehead, long nose, and full lips. Most likely, the figure is Akhenaten’s daughter Meritaten, who holds a musical instrument used in religious ceremonies, called a sistrum, and follows another figure.
Dynasty 18 (Amarna Period)
New Kingdom
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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