Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
7. Egyptian (ancient)
8. Egyptian periods
9. New Kingdom (Egyptian)

Narrower term/s

• Amarna period

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period in Egypt from about 1540 to 1292 BCE. The period is characterized by a revival in the arts and a return to the traditions of the Middle Kingdom as well as artistic innovations including the revolutionary changes of the Amarna period, and a very high quality of craftsmanship. Works of art include many surviving royal statues, the relief decoration of a large number of tombs and temples, and finely worked decorative arts.