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The Pharaoh Who Dared to Rewrite the Divine

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep IV, Sandstone, Karnak, East Temple of Gempaaten, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Akhenaten (1372-1355 BCE).

The Unlikely Pharaoh In the grand tapestry of ancient Egypt’s dynastic saga, few figures are as enigmatic and polarizing as Akhenaten. Born as Amenhotep IV, the second son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, his ascension to the throne…

Ancient Egypt / Akhenaten / Amenhotep / Amarna Style

Artefact

Golden Hawk, Ptolemiac, 200 – 600 BCE, British Museum

Horus in Flight: The Golden Falcon of the British Museum Golden pectoral of a hawk/falcon with inlay coloured glass Egypt, Late Period – Ptolemaic, c. 600-200 B.C. Purchased by the British Museum via, Panayotis Kyticas (Cairo), 1923. EA57323 Measurements: Height:…

British Museum / Ancient Egypt