Akenaton Gallery

Collar in the form of a vulture, ensuring the wearer of protection by the goddess Nekhbet

Collar in the form of a vulture, ensuring the wearer of protection by the goddess Nekhbet. From Tomb 55. The inscriptions on the mummy were erased and the identity of the deceased is disputed. Some scholars argue that it may be that of Akhenaten, moved from his tomb at Amarna by his son Tutankhamun. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Place of Origin: Thebes, Valley of the Kings. Material: Gold. Size: w = 27 cm. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ The Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 42

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A talatat, a small sandstone relief block used to facilitate more rapid construction

A talatat, a small sandstone relief block used to facilitate more rapid construction during the Amarna period. After the subsequent demolition of heretical Amarna structures many were reused as rubble in building new temples. The relief depicts harnessed horses and chariots. Country of Origin: Egypt Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 18th dynasty c.1352-1336 BC. Place of Origin: Amarna period, reign of Akhenaten. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Schimmel Collection, New York . Location: 72

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Coffin from the tomb KV55

Coffin from the tomb KV55. The face and the cartouche have been destroyed. The mummy inside this coffin has caused controversy in archaeological circles and has been thought to be either Queen Tiye, Akhenaten's mother or Akhenaten's secondary wife, Kiya or Smenkhkare. Now the mummy is believed to be of a young male. Country of Origin: Egypt Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom. Place of Origin: Valley of the Kings, Thebes . Material Size:Wooden coffin, inlaid with gold and semi-precious stones . Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo Location: 47

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