This limestone stela shows Pharaoh Amenhotep IV - Akhenaten of the XVIIIth Egyptian dynasty and his family as a "Holy Family." It shows daily life of the royal family under the shiny protection of the Aten.
Stela of Akhenaten and his family, Tell Amarna -Akheaten
Relevant museums
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Berlin, Neues Museum
Berlin, Neues Museum
Germany, Berlin -
Pergamon Museum in Berlin
Houses original-sized, reconstructed monumental buildings such as the Market Gate of Miletus.
Germany, Berlin -
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
France, Paris -
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Denmark, Copenhagen -
Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden
Netherlands, Leiden -
The British Museum
The British Museum has one of the world's largest collections of antiquities from the Classical world.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Holborn
Nearby sites
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Amarna North Palace
Palace of Pharaoh Akhenaten of the XVIIIth dynasty.
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Amarna, "Great Temple" of Aton [ Achetaton]
Great Aten Temple.
Egypt, Tall Banī ‘Umrān -
Amarna, "Long Temple" of Aton [ Achetaton]
Aten "Long Temple"
Egypt, Tall Banī ‘Umrān -
Queen Tiy’s quarry - El Amarna
Egyptian stone quarry. Main material was alabaster.
Egypt, Tall Banī ‘Umrān