Fragment of a Jubilee Scene
ca. 1352-1347 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Amunhotep IV's cloak and the curved scepter in front of his face indicate that this detail once showed the king participating in the sed-festival, an ancient rite of royal renewal celebrated in Egypt since before Dynasty 1 (circa 3000–2800 B.C.). Amunhotep IV's first festival occurred at Karnak in the fourth or fifth year of his reign, just before he moved the capital to el Amarna and changed is name to Akhenaten.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Sandstone, pigment
- Locations
- Place made: Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 18
- Dimensions
- 6 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (16.7 x 25 x 3 cm)
- Accession Number
- 64.197.1
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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