Portrait of Akhenaten

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 24 August 2019

Portrait of Akhenaten — Limestone fragment showing a portrait (in Amarna style) of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) in profile, looking to the right. Probably from Amarna, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1345 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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