Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna: Necklace with cartouche of the god Aton, detail of the cartouche.Inventory EG 3069.New Kingdom: 18th Dynasty, reign of Akhenaton (1353 - 1336 BC).Among the various elements that make up this necklace - beads alternating with tubes, heads of the goddess Hathor and plant elements - a small cartouche in gold foil stands out, on which one of the names of the god Aton is written in embossment. This deity, who for the Egyptians represents the disk of the sun, assumed great importance during the reign of the pharaoh Amenhotep IV/Akhenaton (1353-1336 BC), supplanting for a short period the cult of the very important Theban god Amun.
