Vintage Egyptian Sculpture of Queen Meritaten, The Amarna Princess, hand Made, Old Cairo - Egypt, 7 1/2 X 3 1/2 inch

VINTAGE SCULPTURE OF QUEEN MERITATEN, KNOWN AS THE AMARNA PRINCESS

ORIGINAL PIECE IS IN THE LOUVRE MUSEUM, PARIS (PHOTO)

HAND MADE, HAND PAINTED AND SIGNED BY ARTIST

DATE: ACQUIRED IN 1960's FROM OLD CAIRO, eGYPT

DIMENSIONS: 7 1/2 X 3 1/2 X 2 1/2" - 18 X 9 X 5 cm

CONDITION: IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

Meritaten (14th century BC) was an ancient Egyptian Queen of the Eighteenth dynasty, who held the position of Great Royal Wife to Pharaoh Smenkhkare.

Her name means "She who is beloved of Aten"; Aten being the sun-god her father Akhenaten worshiped.

As a daughter of King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti She was known as THE AMARNA PRINCESS

Meritaten also may have served as pharaoh in her own right under the name, Ankhkheperure - Neferneferuaten

She was born early in her father's reign most likely in Thebes. The royal family lived in Thebes, and the royal palace may have been part of the Temple Complex of Akhenaten at Karnak. The exact use of the buildings in Karnak is not known but the scenes decorating the Teni-menu suggest it may have served as a residence.

Meritaten is depicted beside her mother Nefertiti in reliefs carved into the Hut-Benben. The Hut-Benben was a structure associated with Nefertiti, who is the main officiant in the scenes. Meritaten appears behind her mother shaking a sistrum. Her younger sisters Meketaten and Ankhesenpaaten also appear in some of the scenes but not as often as Meritaten
In year 5 of her father Akhenaten's reign,

Meritaten appears on the boundary stelae designating the boundaries of the new capital.

During Akhenaten's reign, she was the most frequently depicted and mentioned of the six daughters. Her figure appears on paintings in temples, tombs, and private chapels.


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