Amarna Age

The Amarna Age, a period in ancient Egyptian history during the 18th dynasty (c. 1353–1336 BCE), was marked by radical religious and artistic changes initiated by Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, who renamed himself Akhenaten. He promoted the worship of Aten, the sun disk, as the supreme deity, moving the capital to a new city called Akhetaten, now known as Tell el-Amarna.12

This era saw a distinct artistic style, the Amarna style, characterized by more naturalistic and intimate portrayals of the royal family, with elongated features and a focus on the sun's life-sustaining power. Akhenaten's religious revolution involved suppressing the worship of other gods, particularly Amon, and excising their names from monuments. After Akhenaten's death, his successors, including Tutankhamun, reversed these changes, abandoning the Aten cult and restoring traditional religious practices.213