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Material : Painted Limestone
Height : 35 CM
Found in : Tell Al Amarna (1911)
Period : The New Kingdom
Reign of : Akhenaton
Dynasty: XVIII
Belonged_to: Akhetaten
Archeologist : L . BORCHARDT
AMong the treasures discovered in the site of Aten Temple of Akhetaten (Amenhotep IV) , by the famous archaeologist L . BORCHARDT is this stunning statue of Akhenaten . It is one of depicts the prominent monarch of the 18th Dynasty who transferred the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Tell El Amarna . Such colossi are considered the most conspicuous items from the Theban phase of the reign of Akhenaten .
This sculpture of Akhenaten presents him as a young aged Pharaoh wearing the blue tiara crown with uraeus serpent on his forehead , now lost , and his short shendit that completely sheathes his thighs . The king is standing with his legs together and with fixed gaze that highlights seriousness while making offerings to the god Aten .
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