A Limestone Relief Fragment of Ay as a Fan Bearer
Ay served as vizier to King Akhenaten and his son King Tutankhamun and he may have served as a vizier during the reigns of Smenkhare and Neferneferuaten. After the Death of Tutankhamun, Ay ruled as a Pharoah for four years. Ay is portrayed here in the Amarna art, he is shown wearing a curly wig and holding fan, crook and scarf that symbolize his fidelity to the king. Discovered in the Tomb of Ay (Southern, No. 25) in Akhetaten (Tell El-Amarna) in Minya, Egypt. Dates back to the 18th Dynasty, The New Kingdom Period (1360 BC). Displayed in Worcester Art Museum in Worcester in Massachusetts, United States.
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