AkhenatonCameron Moore & Isaac Miller
Info
Period: 1353-1335 B.C. (Amarna)
His real name is Amenhotep IV
Statue of Akhenaton who worshipped Aton
Found in the Temple of Aton in Karnak, Egypt-13ft tall-made of sandstone
Called Aton the universal/only god
Info II
He emptied the great temples which angered Priests and moved the capital from Thebes to Akhenaton
Akhenaton is now called “Amarna”
Info III
He claimed to be the son of Aton
Artists represented Aton as a sun disc giving off rays of light
Pharaohs who came after him restored all the other gods/temples
Info IV
His body is shaped femininely which is strange for the time/misshapen
Doctors say it means that he had an illness
Doctors could be wrong because the artist could have made the androgynous and represent Aton
Opinoins
Important that it was made because it tells us that the brief revolution changed artwork for a short time.
Must have been heavy to wear the headdress.
What’s in his stomach?