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Profile of Akhenaten

Probably from Amarna Reign of Akhenaten, 1353­1336 B.C.
Limestone; h. 15.3 cm, w. 11.2 cm, d. 3.3 cm
Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin

A fragment of a larger relief, this profile of Akhenaten, with its exaggerated features, is in the early extreme version of the Amarna style.

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