House altar depicting the royal family from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. It dates to the New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1351–1334 BC.

This House altar depicts Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three of their daughters in a very intimate family scene. The family is depicted under the Aten, whose rays extends over the entire family.

It's probable that such an item was part of the domestic worship of the royal family by elites within Amarna.

Item located in Pergamon Museum, Berlin - https://recherche.smb.museum/detail/607132/hausaltar-echnaton%2C-nofretete-und-drei-ihrer-t%C3%B6chter-unter-dem-strahlenaton?language=de&question=Akhenaten&limit=15&controls=none&objIdx=19

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A shabti from the reign of Akhenaten and dates to c.1353–1336 B.C. The existence of these shabtis during Akhenaten's reign suggests that some belief in an afterlife was present in the Aten theology. However it is notable that these particular Shabtis (made for Akhenaten) do not feature the traditional and typical shabti text and instead feature only names and titles of the Pharaoh. This suggests that this afterlife belief was not the same as the traditional pre-Amarna beliefs. Ultimately it is difficult to know for certain but these are fascinating artifacts nonetheless

Source and location- Metropolitan Museum of Art- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/549501 .

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Apparently a previously unknown Egyptian Queen, Neith, has been uncovered at Saqqara.

https://m.jpost.com/archaeology/article-722892

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An imperial Roman copy of a Hellenistic original statue of the god Dionysus. It dates to the second century AD and is currently in the Hermitage Museum.

He is holding a bunch of grapes and wears a short chiton. He is crowned with a crown of Ivy leaves and berries. Dionysus' hair has been designed in archaic fashion.

Picture: theoi.com.

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Excellent article by @FlintDibble debunking Netflix's and Graham Hancock's atrocious 'Ancient Apocalypse ' .

https://theconversation.com/with-netflixs-ancient-apocalypse-graham-hancock-has-declared-war-on-archaeologists-194881

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