Trial Piece with Relief of Head of Akhenaten ca. 1353–1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period The slanting slitted eye, heavy everted lips, and drooping chin here recognizably signify the pharaoh Akhenaten.This piece is a 'sculptor's model' from Amarna. Such models are roughly rectangular slabs of stone on which the representation is theorized to be a master's model for his assistants to follow while decorating a wall with relief or, alternatively, an apprentice's study piece. At least in some instances, however, such pieces may have been intended or served secondarily as donations. For instance,

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Trial Piece with Relief of Head of Akhenaten ca. 1353–1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period The slanting slitted eye, heavy everted lips, and drooping chin here recognizably signify the pharaoh Akhenaten.This piece is a 'sculptor's model' from Amarna. Such models are roughly rectangular slabs of stone on which the representation is theorized to be a master's model for his assistants to follow while decorating a wall with relief or, alternatively, an apprentice's study piece. At least in some instances, however, such pieces may have been intended or served secondarily as donations. For instance,
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Trial Piece with Relief of Head of Akhenaten ca. 1353–1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period The slanting slitted eye, heavy everted lips, and drooping chin here recognizably signify the pharaoh Akhenaten.This piece is a 'sculptor's model' from Amarna. Such models are roughly rectangular slabs of stone on which the representation is theorized to be a master's model for his assistants to follow while decorating a wall with relief or, alternatively, an apprentice's study piece. At least in some instances, however, such pieces may have been intended or served secondarily as donations. For instance,

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