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Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Their Daughters : Simulated Lime stone [replica]
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| Title | Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Their Daughters : Simulated Lime stone [replica] |
| Description | 10" x 8" x.75" hydrostone (Egypt, early period, 1350 BC). Akhenaten (formerly known as Amenophis IV) introduced a radical, monotheistic religious philosophy in which the sun god, Re-Herakhty, absorbed the other gods. The god's power was manifest in the light from the solar disc, the Aten. At the capital, Amarna, a distinctive artistic style emerged in support of this idea. In this sculptural re-creation, the royal family is depicted in a moment of casual mutual affection, far removed from the idealized formal attitudes of earlier periods. Symbolically, however, Akhenaten intended to portray his family as not merely royal, but holy, sustained by the rays of Aten and acting as his corporeal intermediaries. |
| Subject | Akhenaten, King of Egypt; Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, 14th cent. B.C.; Sculpture, Egyptian; Egypt--Religion; Egypt--Antiquities |
| Date | 2002 |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | R572.JPG |
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