egypt-museum: Stele of the sculptor Bek with his wife Taheret Bek or Bak (Egyptian for “Servan
egypt-museum:Stele of the sculptor Bek with his wife TaheretBek or Bak (Egyptian for “Servant”) was the first chief royal sculptor during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten. His father Men held the same position under Akhenaten’s father Amenhotep III; his mother Roi was a woman from Heliopolis. Bek grew up in Heliopolis, an important cult center of Ra.This is possibly the first self-portrait in history. The inscription of this stele also mentions him being taught by Akhenaten.New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353-1336 BC. Now in the Neues Museum, Berlin. -- source link
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