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Relief with chariots

New Kingdom, Amarna Period
ca. 1347–1330 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 131
This relief was discovered in the Sanctuary area of the Great Aten Temple at Amarna. In the upper register are chariots with their spirited horses held in check by grooms. Scenes of waiting chariots flanked depictions of the royal family inside the temple worshipping the Aten: the family had driven to the temple in their chariots, and left the restless horses to await their return after worshipping. The register below depicts various attendant groups also waiting outside the temple for the return of the royal family.

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Object Information
  • Title: Relief with chariots
  • Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Akhenaten
  • Date: ca. 1347–1330 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, Sanctuary, Egypt Exploration Society excavations, 1926–27
  • Medium: Limestone, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 23.7 × W. 54.2 cm (9 5/16 × 21 5/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Society, through the generosity of Mrs. Fahnestock Campbell, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.6.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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