Material : Calcite
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
XVIIIème dynastie
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Ancient Egypt
Container (Récipient cosmétique)
Vitrine : 1
Area related
Egypte
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The twisting motion of the dwarf carrying a heavy storage jar on his shoulder defies the usual rigid frontality of Egypian statuary, making this a true piece of sculpture in the round. Such an artistic liberty was acceptable for whimsical representations of anonymous servants but never would have been allowed in formal sculpture, even in the more expressive art of the Amarna period.
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L'art amarnien
L'art d'Amarna, ville construite par le pharaon Aménophis IV- Akhénaton, sera mis au service de la religion et de la dynastie.
La révolution d'Aménophis IV- Akhénaton
Aménophis IV- Akhénaton interdira le culte des dieux de la religion égyptienne polythéiste et instaura celui d'un dieu unique, Aton.
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