In Amarna Period Art, the Aten, or Chief God, Is

question 42

Multiple Choice

In Amarna period art, the Aten, or chief god, is

• A) depicted in human form.
• B) never depicted.
• C) depicted as a disk.
• D) depicted in animal form.

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Rig-Veda

An ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns, one of the four sacred texts (śruti) of Hinduism.

Upanishads

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