Bidspirit auction | Talatat made of limestone.

Talatat made of limestone. - Talatat made of limestone, W 26cm, H 19.2cm, D 5cm. In the center the sun disk (the god Aton), from which rays emanate, that end in the small hands. The far right of those holds a small ankh sign in front of the mouth of Akhenaten, whose head can be seen at the bottom right. The father-son relationship between Akhenaten and Tutankhamun is now proven through DNA testing. Previously, this was disputed. An important document in this discussion was this fragment, which comes from the sunshade chapel of the king's son, who at that time was still called Tutankhaten, meaning living image of Aton . In the inscription of this relief, he is referred to as the biological son of the king, and his name only allows the conclusion that he was regarded as the presumed heir to the throne. New Kingdom, Amarna-Period, circa 1339 BC.