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Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Family Beneath the Aten

Reproduction of a Dynasty 18 stela found in a private home in Amarna depicting the heretical king Akhenaten and his family worshipping the sun god Aten.

About the Artwork

Reproduction of a Dynasty 18 stela found in a private home in Amarna depicting the heretical king Akhenaten and his family worshipping the sun god Aten.

Akhenaten and his wife Queen Nefertiti are shown seated on cushioned stools bearing the sema-tawy symbol. Between them stands their eldest daughter, Meritaten and the younger daughters Meketaten and Ankhesenpaaten sit on Nefertiti’s lap. Above the royal family is the red disk of the sun god Aten, whose rays reach out towards the family and end in hands holding Ankhs, the symbol of life.

Reproduction Details

Object Type

Stela

Date

Dynasty 18

Findspot

Amarna, Akhetaten

Current Location

Cairo Museum

People

Ankhesenpaaten, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Meritaten, Meketaten

Deities

Aten

Art Ref

DP058

Available to purchase as

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Giclée Prints

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