On the right, the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV (r. 1353-1336 BCE later known as Akhenaten) raises his right arm and wears the blue crown of Egypt. Beside the right shoulder, his prenomen cartouche of "Neferkheperure" (Beautiful are the Forms of Re) appears. On the left, the falcon-headed god Aten looks to the left. Sandstone relief rom Karnak, New Kingdom of Egypt, c. 1353 BCE.
Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.
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