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Panel with a Scene of the Adoration of Aten
Material: Painted Limestone
This panel was found in the rubble that blocked the royal tomb at el-Amarna. It may have been used as a model for the decoration of that tomb. It is a scene that recurs with some frequency during the Amarna Period, depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and two of their children. Note the solar disk has rays that terminate in small hands, some of which are holding was and ankh hieroglyphs. Those rays that come into contact with either Akhenaten or the offering table before him are empty. Hence, the king is receiving power and life from the Aten.
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