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Two Princesses, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Pylon of Ramesses II, Foundations, Deutsche Hermopolis Expedition 1939; Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, h. 21.2 cm (8 3/4 in); w. 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in); d. 2.2 cm (7/8 in), The demonstration of affection in this detail showing two of Akhenaten's daughters is typical of the intimacy allowed in representations of the royal family during the Amarna period. Although affectionate gestures are not entirely unknown in royal art of other eras, the casual pose and the fully frontal depiction of the older sister's torso are unparalleled among royal figures and are extremely rare in any type of representation during other periods of Egyptian art.

Two Princesses, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Pylon of Ramesses II, Foundations, Deutsche Hermopolis Expedition 1939; Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, h. 21.2 cm (8 3/4 in); w. 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in); d. 2.2 cm (7/8 in), The demonstration of affection in this detail showing two of Akhenaten's daughters is typical of the intimacy allowed in representations of the royal family during the Amarna period. Although affectionate gestures are not entirely unknown in royal art of other eras, the casual pose and the fully frontal depiction of the older sister's torso are unparalleled among royal figures and are extremely rare in any type of representation during other periods of Egyptian art.
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Caption: Two Princesses, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Pylon of Ramesses II, Foundations, Deutsche Hermopolis Expedition 1939; Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, h. 21.2 cm (8 3/4 in); w. 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in); d. 2.2 cm (7/8 in), The demonstration of affection in this detail showing two of Akhenaten's daughters is typical of the intimacy allowed in representations of the royal family during the Amarna period. Although affectionate gestures are not entirely unknown in royal art of other eras, the casual pose and the fully frontal depiction of the older sister's torso are unparalleled among royal figures and are extremely rare in any type of representation during other periods of Egyptian art
Personalities: AKHENATEN
Credit: Album / quintlox
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Image size: 4954 × 3963 px | 56.2 MB
Print size: 41.9 × 33.6 cm | 1950.4 × 1560.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 11 1/2 • 1353–1336 B. C • 2.2 • 21.2 CM • 29.2 • 7/8 • 8 3/4 • AFFECTION • AFFECTIONATE GESTURES • AKHENATEN • AKHETATEN • AMARNA PERIOD • AMARNA • ANY TYPE • ART • ARTS • ASHMUNEIN • BARE TORSO • CASUAL POSE • D • DAUGHTERS • DEMONSTRATION • DEPICTION • DETAIL SHOWING • DEUTSCHE HERMOPOLIS EXPEDITION 1939 • DYNASTY 18 • EGYPT • EGYPTE • EGYPTIAN • EGYPTIANS • ENTIRELY UNKNOWN • ERAS • EXTREMELY RARE • FIGURES • FOUNDATIONS • FULLY FRONTAL • H • H. • HERMOPOLIS • INTIMACY ALLOWED • KHEMENU • LEGEND • LIMESTONE • MIDDLE EGYPT • NEW KINGDOM • OLDER SISTER • ORIGINALLY • PAINT • PERIOD • PERIODS • PYLON • RAMESSES II • REPRESENTATION • REPRÉSENTATIONS • ROYAL FAMILY • TORSO • TRUNK (BODY) = TORSO • TRUNK (BODY) • TWO PRINCESSES • TWO • TYPICAL • UNPARALLELED • W • ÇA