Amarna's Treasures

Meketaten's Writing Palette
This is just like the writing palette that Nakhtmin gives to Nefertiti's children in the novel. The palette is inscribed for "the king's own beloved daughter, Meketaten, born of the chief wife Nefernefruaten-Nefertiti, given life forever, eternally." In real life, however, this palette was a funerary gift for the princess.

Signet Ring
The images on this ring are probably Akhenaten (left) and Nefertiti (right).

Stone Fragment
Fragments from a statue of Akhenaten. Most of his statues were destroyed once Horemheb took the throne and the Amun Priests were reinstated.

Duck-Shaped Cosmetic Boxes

Armana Dwarf
Armana Dwarf made of calcite.

Tubes for Kohl
Small tubes in the shape of palms to be used like mascara today.

Faïence Necklace
These faïence necklace elements were excavated at Amarna. The individual beads were made in molds and small ring beads were attached later to allow stringing. The beads include palm fronds (green), lotus petals (white), dates (green, blue and red), bunches of grapes (dark blue), cornflowers (green, blue and white), persea fruit (yellow) and dom-palm fruit (red).

Armana Offering
Here, Akhenaten sacrifices a duck while light from the Aten (sun disk) in the form of rays ending in small hands filters down. Some of the hands touch the king and offer him an ankh, the symbol for eternal life.

Cuneiform Letter
Sent from the Kings of Tyre and Assyria to the King of Egypt. By then,
Tyre was a vassal state of Egypt.