Abstract The writer discusses the "Head of the King", a statue considered to have been created by a group of artists. This is determined by the style of the sculpture and the material used. The paper shows how statues from this period can be classified as belonging to a single artist or to a group. It is assumed, but not proven, that the works belonging to this "second style" can be timed to belong to the end of Amenhotep III's rule.
From the Paper "The work is a sculpture, depicting the head of the King. Its measurements are: Height, 34 inches; width 22.9 inches; depth, 25.3 inches. It is currently in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France. The head is constructed out of granodiorite, which is a very hard medium. It is interesting that, in spite of the difficulty of working the granodiorite, the artisans that sculpted the head have worked it "as though it were modeling clay" ( Kozloff, 164).
The work is presently in relatively good condition, for the parts that remain. The evidence shows that it was originally a life-sized statue of the King, with an original height of approximately 160 ? 170 centimeters. This would have been the height without any base or pedestal. Of course, there is no accurate way to determine for sure what the size of the base might have been. Other representative standing statues from this period are known to have been resting on bases of up to 100 to 150 centimeters."
Tags: sculpture, artisan, Egypt, Amenhotep, museum
Abstract This paper discusses the life of King Akhenaten (who eventually changed his name to Amenhotep) who came to power in c.1352 B.C.E. and ruled for seventeen years. It evaluates the several transformations in art, politics, culture and religion he made during his short reign such as the dismissal of Egyptian polytheism in favor of the worship of a single god. There is also a review of the royal art works during his reign which become known as the Amarna art period.
From the Paper "Amenhotep was mostly well remembered for his radical transformations. Plenty of people thought he was a shame to Egypt, to others he was a Christ-like visionary. In honor of the sun disk Aten, Amenhotep changed his name to Akhenaten. He also changed the format for Egyptian religion from several gods to a monotheistic religion involving Aten. Some believe his mother, Tiy, helped bring this change forth. Nefertiti may have also fueled his religious appetite. It is also believed that Akhenaten was a mentor of the biblical figure Moses. Akhenaten was a firm believer in maat or divine truth and centered his religion around this."
Abstract The paper gives a very real and accurate description life of Akhenaten. From his seemingly amazing, though heretical, accession to the throne of Egypt, to the establishment of his new city Akhentaten near Tel El Amarna. The paper fully describes the life of Akhenaten, his achievements, the changes he made to the Empire as well as his downfall from the Egyptian throne. All information and hypotheses are accurately justified with prime, confident primary and secondary sources and critically analysed to achieve a great satisfaction of critical use of sources.
From the Paper "Akhenaten declared to all Egypt that he was son of Aten and proposed that he was Aten is human form (an incarnation), and to worship Aten, he should be worshiped as a god. Roebuck provides evidence of how Akhenaten considered himself a god, Roebuck (1966) explains ?The kings shared a divinity of Aten and spoke of himself as Aten's son and co-regent, but the other gods of Egypt were laid aside.? Evidence here sates that Akhenaten saw himself as son of Aten. Throughout upper and lower Egypt, Akhenaten was depicted as a godly figure, portrayed larger than any other person, a clear sign in Egyptian culture and art, that he was more important than any other person and just as important as a god. Bradley (1999) sates "The size and position of the image of the king in scenes was an affirmation of the king's divinity, the king became the focus of worship" The Pharaoh's size and position in art was very important. Before Akhenaten kings were always shown was larger than any other, but not larger than that of a god. This source clearly explains that fact that Akhenaten was just as large as a god, so therefore considered himself a god."
Tags: amarna, amenhotep, aten, delta, disk, egypt, nile, sun, tel
