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This small, painted votive statue depicts the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Wife Nefertiti holding hands (a notedly unusual pose in New Kingdom artwork). The king wears the blue "kheperesh" crown, and the queen sports the flat-topped blue crown that has become associated with her image. In keeping with the typical Amarna Period artistic conventions, both Akhenaten and Nefertiti are depicted with slightly distorted features and proportions, and both male and female figures display a similar body type. (c. 1345 BCE, after Regnal Year 9, on display in the Louvre Museum, Paris).
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McLaughlin, E. (2017, July 27). Akhenaten & Nefertiti. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6919/akhenaten--nefertiti/
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McLaughlin, Elsie. "Akhenaten & Nefertiti." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 27, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6919/akhenaten--nefertiti/.
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McLaughlin, Elsie. "Akhenaten & Nefertiti." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Jul 2017. Web. 14 Jun 2024.