In the Armana style, the rays of the sun god Aton shower down in pyramid shape upon the royal family, a protective hand at the end of each ray. ³

Bouquets of lotus flowers drape on offering tables heaped with food, providing beauty and an intoxicationg aroma. The lotus symbolized eternal renewal.

Nefertiti, Akhenaton, and three of their daughters, exhibiting the Armana style of family values, throw Golden Collars to the people.⁴

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NOTES:

1. Several portraits of Nefertiti online; and here, too. That bust traditionally considered Nefertiti may actually be a daughter of hers.
2. G. Maspéro, Life in Ancient Egypt and Assyria, D. Appleton and Company, New York 1902; drawings by M. Faucher-Gudin. These drawings also smooth out the true Armana style of exaggerated back, belly, and facial features.
3. Clip from Egyptian Designs, edited by Carol Belanger Grafton, Dover Publications 1993.
4. G. Maspéro, Life in Ancient Egypt and Assyria; M. Faucher-Gudin drawing. From the tomb of Ay.

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