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Tête de Toutankhamon et main d'Amon

New Kingdom, Amarna Period
ca. 1336–1327 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 121
Il subsiste sur la tête de Toutankhamon la main du dieu Amon, signe que le dieu faisait partie de la statue initiale et se trouvait assis derrière le pharaon, représenté plus petit, en pied. Avant le règne de Toutankhamon, l’Égypte avait traversé une période de bouleversements religieux sous Akhenaton, qui avait imposé le culte d’un dieu unique, celui d’Aton, dieu de la lumière. Toutankhamon restaura la tradition polythéiste et la suprématie du dieu Amon, que représente cette pièce.

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Object Information
  • Titre: Tête de Toutankhamon et main d'Amon
  • Période: Nouvel Empire, XVIIIe dynastie
  • Date: v. 1336–1327 av. J.-C.
  • Technique: Calcaire (durci)
  • Dimensions: H. 15 cm, diam. 23 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Rogers, 1950
  • Accession Number: 50.6
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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