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Material : Painted limestone
Acquisition : Gift of Norbert Schimmel (1985)
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Ancient Egypt
Sculpture
Vitrine : 4 (Ref. 2)
Area related
Amarna (Egypte)
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The triumphal procession of the royal family to the temple was a popular scene in the reliefs at Amarna. The family was sometimes accompanied by attendants, carrying fan and sun shades, like the four men whose heads are preserved on the block at the upper left. This group of faces is notable because it includes at least one foreigner. Althrough the first two men have been described as Asiatics, they are clean shaven and have no distinguishing characteristics identifying them as a specific ethnic group. Even their hairstyle is similar to one worn by Egyptians of this period. The hairstyle of the third man, however, is typically Nubian. Nubians are known to have served as mercenaries in the Egyptian army since the Middle Kingdom. The four men stand beside king's chariot and carry fans. The reins of the chariot are visible along the bottom of the block.
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