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Male and Female Attendants

New Kingdom, Amarna Period
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 121
A group of attendants for the royal pair are depicted on this block. Two males carrying sunshades are followed by two rows of three ladies-in-waiting with ostrich feather fans. All the courtiers carry long kerchiefs that mark their status. At the left a bowing man, with traces of another above him, probably introduces another corps of attendants.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Male and Female Attendants
  • Period:
    New Kingdom, Amarna Period
  • Dynasty:
    Dynasty 18
  • Reign:
    reign of Akhenaten
  • Date:
    ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
  • Geography:
    From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten)
  • Medium:
    Limestone, paint
  • Dimensions:
    H. 23 cm (9 1/16 in); w. 54 cm (21 1/4 in)
  • Credit Line:
    Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1985
  • Object Number:
    1985.328.10
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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