Relief sketch 'Walk in the garden'
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23905873427
Product information "Relief sketch 'Walk in the garden'"
The colourful relief sketch shows the meeting of a young royal couple from Amarna. However, the common naming of the sitters as Semenchkare and Merit-Aton, Akhenaten's son-in-law and eldest daughter, must be left with a question mark. Leaning on a long staff, the ruler stands casually before his wife, who presents him with a bouquet of flowers. The royal attire is characterised by fashionable refinement: a blue curly wig with a uraeus and neck ribbons, a broad collar and a finely pleated apron with a sash and several decorative ribbons. The queen wears a wide robe that emphasises her body shape rather than concealing it. A flower neck collar and the blue hair cap with double urn complete her regalia. Unlike her husband, she is not wearing sandals. The graceful scene is entirely in the style of the late Amarna period. Original: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, around 1340 BC, painted limestone. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, moulded by hand, size 24 x 20 cm.