Fragment with royal feet

Art Historical Context

This limestone fragment from the New Kingdom’s Amarna Period captures a rare, intimate detail of royal life in ancient Egypt. Created around 1353–1336 B.C. during Dynasty 18, the small relief shows the feet of a royal figure, likely part of a larger scene once adorning a temple or palace wall. Its modest size—roughly nine inches high—belies the importance of such pieces in reconstructing the artistic world of the time. The Amarna Period stands out for its artistic experimentation under Pharaoh Akhenaten, favoring more fluid and naturalistic forms over the rigid conventions of earlier Egyptian...