new kingdom egypt akhenaten, nefertiti, and the amarna period pylon temples
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New Kingdom EgyptAkhenaten, Nefertiti, and the Amarna Period
Pylon Temples
Construction TimeBuild a Pylon Temple from Lego Bricks!
Seated Khafre Bust of Nefertiti by Thutmose
Compare & Contrast
Old Kingdom Amarna
The Amarna PeriodTook place very early on in the New Kingdom (18th Dynasty)
Amenhotep III Tutankhamen
Akhenaten(Amenhotep IV)
Bust of Nefertitiby Thutmose
Analyze
Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Children- Altar that was to be worshipped- Aten is present- Rays reach out and protect the rulers - Very private moment in this family- Suggests a rule shared between the two
Note:Note the form of their bodiesThe curvature of their figures
Relaxed & free-flowing
Why are there heads misshaped in Amarna art?
Skull of a human (2000s) Skull of Akhenaten
Throne of King Tut
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