Attendants of the Royal Family A fragment of a relief depicts attendants of the royal family, six la
Attendants of the Royal FamilyA fragment of a relief depicts attendants of the royal family, six ladies in waiting and gentlemen sunshade-bearers.During the Amarna Period the need for speedy erection of new temples for Aten led to the use of smaller, now called Talatat, blocks of stone, which were easier to transport and carve. Such reliefs come from the temples and palaces at Akhetaten(Tell el-Amarna), the capital of Egypt under Akhenaten, but after the destruction of the site were re-used as foundation blocks.New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353-1336 BC. Schimmel Collection, New York. -- source link
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