Fragment of a Relief of a Man from Maru Aten
Fragment of a Relief of a Man from Maru Aten
Place of OriginEgypt, Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna), Maru-Aten
DateDynasty VIII (1570-1349 BCE), Amarna Period (1372-1353 BCE)
DimensionsH: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); W: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
MediumLimestone with paint.
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Object number
1925.670
Not on View
DescriptionFrom Maru-Aten, Amarna. Excavation Number 22/369
Label TextExcavated in 1922 by the Egypt Exploration Society at Maru-Aten, a ceremonial palace at Akhetaten (modern Amarna), this painted limestone relief fragment shows part of a male figure. It was recovered from the same palace complex as other Amarna-period material and entered the Toledo Museum of Art collection through the formal division of finds.
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhen-aten, 1353-1336 BCE.
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 5, 2500-2420 BCE.
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 5, 2500-2420 BCE
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, about 1350 BCE.
Old Kingdom, early Dynasty 4, about 2575-2551 BCE
Old Kingdom, early Dynasty 4, about 2575-2551 BCE.
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, about 2400 BCE.
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1336 BCE.
First Intermediate Period, 9th Dynasty, about 2150 BCE
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