- Object name(s):
- carving; alabaster carving
- Brief description:
- Fragment of alabaster (calcite) showing the hands of either Akhenaten or Nefertiti holding up two pots of fragant incense, possibly pistacia resin, to the rays of the Aten sun disc as part of daily worship. From one of the Aten's temples, possibly part of a sculpture.
- Collection:
- Royal Pump Room Museum
- Associated concept:
- Art Object
- Associated concept:
- Egyptian Relief Carving
- Credit line:
- This collection is part of North Yorkshire Council Museums.
- Current reproduction location:
- 10439.jpg
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension value:
- 11cm
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension value:
- 7.5cm
- Field collection place:
- Tell-El-Amarna
- Material:
- Inorganic
- Material:
- Stone
- Material:
- Calcite
- Material:
- Alabaster
- Number of objects:
- 1
- Object name:
- carving; alabaster carving
- Object number:
- HARGM : 10439
- Object production note:
- circa
- Object production place:
- Amarna
- Object production place:
- Egypt
- Place status:
- Country
- Other number:
- s57 : k294
- Use begin date:
- 1.2008
- Use title:
- E:SI, Royalty
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5ac91456-a3bb-34af-8782-86d0fbb9d6a2
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5ac91456-a3bb-34af-8782-86d0fbb9d6a2, Royal Pump Room Museum, CC BY
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