Head of a Funerary Figure of Akhenaten

Head of a Funerary Figure of Akhenaten

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

More than two hundred fragmentary funerary figures of Akhenaten are known. Judging from the different styles and attributes, these were probably prepared throughout the king's reign. For other examples of Akhenaten's shabtis, see 47.57.2; 66.99.35, .37, .106; 1972.118.28; 1982.50.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.