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| Keywords: Egyptian - Standing Amarna King - Walters 54406.jpg This small and somewhat ungainly figure of a king represents that remarkable period of religious revolution when Akhenaten 1352-1336 BC introduced the worship of his personal god the Aten the orb of the sun Although the ruler represented by this tiny bronze image is not known the details of dress and body confirm the dating The so-called Nubian wig that slants from back to front was popular in this era as was the pleated shendyt that hugs the thighs and features a long front sash The body type is also of this era when the king's figure was deliberately elongated at the torso and enlarged in the chest and hip region Most characteristic of all is the crescent shape of the navel which narrows to a point at the bottom The shape recalls one that naturally appears when the stomach is distended by plumpness and wrinkling; the art of the Amarna era was above all naturalistic The figure's broad collar establishes a date for the work; such collars were not represented covering the shoulders until this precise time period when the fashion for draping the necklace onto the arms emerged Numerous images of Amarna kings wearing this collar show the same detail The small king is solid cast; while the arms and legs are poorly modeled the necklace and shendyt are carefully detailed Study of this piece has indicated that the bronze was originally gilded ca 1345 BC New Kingdom solid cast bronze cm 10 4 2 65 1 85 accession number 54 406 8931 Henry Walters Baltimore 1927 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1927 Gifts for the Gods The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York; Foundation Pierre Gianadda Martigny Martigny 2007-2008 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Amarna art | ||||
