Lower Face and Shoulders of Akhenaten
Object type: Talatat, Akhenaten
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 21 cm (8 1/4 in); w. 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in)
Geography: From|Probably originally from  |  Egypt Middle Egypt Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu)|Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: Pylon of Ramesses II
Locus: foundations level
Excavation: Deutsche Hermopolis-Expedition 1938
Credit line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1985
Accession year: 1985
Tags: Faces