Ancient Egyptian Akhenaten - Akhenaton

Egyptian king Akhenaten, beautiful piece with Egyptian details, made in Egypt with care and love History: The face of Akhenaten, with characteristic exaggerated features, on an unfinished sculptor’s trial piece from Amarna Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art In the long course of Egyptian history, few figures have been as polarizing as Akhenaten. The period surrounding this Egyptian king’s reign was characterized by social, political, and religious upheaval, which few cultures ever experience. In just under two decades on the throne, Akhenaten imposed new aspects of Egyptian religion, overhauled its royal artistic style, moved Egypt’s capital to a previously unoccupied site, implemented a new form of architecture, and attempted to obliterate the names and images of some of Egypt’s traditional gods. Due to the tumultuous nature of Akhenaten’s tenure, this era in Egyptian history, known as the Amarna period, has received so much attention from scholars and the public. Materia