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New Kingdom Egypt. Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and the Amarna Period Pylon Temples. Construction Time Build a Pylon Temple from Lego Bricks !. Seated Khafre. Bust of Nefertiti by Thutmose. Compare & Contrast. Old Kingdom. Amarna. The Amarna Period.
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New Kingdom Egypt Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and the Amarna Period Pylon Temples
Construction Time Build a Pylon Temple from Lego Bricks!
Seated Khafre Bust of Nefertiti by Thutmose
Compare & Contrast Old Kingdom Amarna
The Amarna Period Took place very early on in the New Kingdom (18th Dynasty) Amenhotep III Tutankhamen Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)
Bust of Nefertiti by Thutmose
Note: Note the form of their bodies The curvature of their figures Relaxed & free-flowing Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Children - Altar that was to be worshipped - Aten is present - Rays reach out and protect the rulers - Very private moment in this family - Suggests a rule shared between the two
Skull of Akhenaten Skull of a human (2000s)