Akhenaten and Nefertiti

Known as “The Wilbour Plaque“, named after American Egyptologist Charles Edwin Wilbour (1833–1896), who purchased the piece in 1881. It currently resides in America at the Brooklyn Museum (16.48) in NYC.

It is thought this piece was originally part of a larger scene, and was used as a reference piece for royal artisans. There is a hole on the top still very visible, which could be further evidence that this piece may have been hung up in the royal atelier, as a reference piece while creating depictions of the royal pair.

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1352-1336 B.C.

From Tel el-Amarna