Walk: Hood
Distance: 3.5 miles
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| Bust of Akhenaten (Egypt, 1352-1335 BC), sandstone |
When Ciwt thinks of early Egyptian art, she thinks of stiff, sideways footed characters with no personality. Then today she took the time to look at this sandstone fragment of Pharaoh Aktenaten carved over 3,000 years ago. And, goodbye, old Ciwt's thoughts.
To her, this Aktenaten is as mesmerizing as any contemporary portrait. The elongated face and beard, lively contemplative eyes, full lips, crossed arms. This loftily removed man is a thinker, questioner, decision maker whose enigmatic presence is still felt 3000 years later.
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