Relief Fragment: Two Bowing Courtiers Behind Nefertiti in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2010

Two bowing courtiers behind Nefertiti

Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Dynasty: Dynasty 18

Reign: reign of Akhenaten

Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Geography: Egypt, Middle Egypt, el-Amarna probably; Hermopolis possibly

Medium: Limestone, paint

Dimensions: H. 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in); w. 54 cm (21 1/4 in)

Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1985

Accession Number: 1985.328.7

Description:

This block preserves part of an offering scene. The large figure to the right can be identified as a woman by the garment. The size suggest Nefertiti. The smaller figures to the left are two bowing male and two sanding females who may be two of the queen's daughters.


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