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Talatat: princess offering to the Aten
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
1353–1336 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Hermopolis; Object Place: Egypt, el-Amarna (Akhetaten)
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 23 x 27 x 3.7 cm (9 1/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession Number1971.294
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Relief
DescriptionHeader from a talatat carved in relief with the head of a princess holding a cone of scented fat. Alterations to the wig suggest that the relief originally depicted Queen Kiya but was changed to Princess Meretaten.
ProvenanceFrom el-Amarna, found at Hermopolis (Roeder, Amarna Reliefs, pl. 180, no. PC 68). By 1971: with Heinz Herzer, Munich; purchased by the MFA from Heinz Herzer, September 15 1971.