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Material : Painted Limestone
Width : 118 CM Height : 98 CM
Found in : Tell Al-amarna , House of Panehsy (1926-1927)
Period : The New Kingdom
Reign of : Akhenaton
Dynasty: XVIII
Belonged_to: Akhenaten
Excavation : Egypt Exploration Society
This fragment is a household altar in the form of a shrine was discovered in that is typically designed like the pylons of temples built around a stela . Such structures were usually found in the private houses of customary people in the New Kingdom since the royal family were believed to be intermediaries between the gods and the people .
The pylon of the altar consists of two wings with symmetrical paintings depicting Akhetaten , his wife Nefertiti , and their eldest daughter making offerings and praying for the sun god Aten .
The king is depicted wearing the blue tiara crown with uraeus serpent on his forehead , his short shendit that completely sheathes his thighs and prays for Aten who radiates his benefits of life and energy to the royal couple to ensure the continued existence of all that had been created .
The pylon was recently restored and there are still some traces of brightly colored paint and cartouches bearing the "didactic name of the Aten" below the molding of the pylons and on the sides of the entrance portal .
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