Hand Clutching an Olive Branch, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1323 B.C., From Egypt; Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten); Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Limestone, paint, H. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), In this fragment only the beautifully carved left hand of Akhenaten remains, holding a heavily laden branch of olives that appears to be caressed by the hands of the sun's rays. The entire scene would have shown the king standing directly beneath the sun disk, facing what appears to be the olive tree from which he may have cut the branch
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Hand Clutching, Olive Branch, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca, 1353–1323 B.C, Egypt, originally, Amarna, Akhetaten, Middle Egypt, Hermopolis, Ashmunein, Khemenu, Limestone, paint, H, 8 11/16, 22 cm, fragment, beautifully carved left, hand, Akhenaten remains, holding, heavily laden, branch, olives, caressed, hands, sun, rays, entire scene, shown, king standing, directly, beneath, sun disk, facing, olive tree, cut
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