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Amarna polychrome glazed composition floral and foliate pendant beads

Egyptian New Kingdom, Late Dynasty XVIII, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten, circa 1360-1323 BCE

From a broad collar necklace, including white petals, green leaves, yellow tipped with red, and bright blue 'petals', all with attachments for threading. Each piece is a maximum of 2.7 cm long

Sold at auction by Christies, April 2011

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#History #Egyptology #Echnaton
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"Akhenaten founded and moved his dynastic government to, #Akhetaten, referred to as either #Amarna, El-Amarna, or Tell el-Amarna by modern scholars." 2)

The new #religion and the new capital did not survive the #pharaoh's death.
His likely son, #Tutankhamun, born #Tutankhaten, moved the capital back to #Thebes and reinstated the #Amun 2) priesthood.3)

Both...

2)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aten

en.m.wikipedia.orgAten - Wikipedia

The more I worked on the #DreamsOfAmarna, the more those dreams changed.. Rather than gold and glamour, I found myself drawn to the less showy finds, stone and faience, and to the people responsible for making them, or responsible for excavating them, the archaeologists, the Guftis, the local labourers and the basket children. #LoadingTheFelucca was one of the pieces made in their honour.
#Embroidery #Applique #HandEmbroidery #Amarna #Stumpwork