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Sandstone relief of Akhenaten: E.GA.4511.1943

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Sandstone relief of Akhenaten

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Description

A human head wearing a crown, rays of the Aten behind the figure, fragment. Interpreted as the ruler Akhenaten wearing the crown of Lower Egypt.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Circa -1353 - Circa -1336

Materials used in production

Sandstone

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4511.1943
Primary reference Number: 58962
Oldadmincategory: SS

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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