[old republic]

No I don't think that's Tut. See the sun above the figures? That is the pharoah that worshiped the disk of the sun as an image of the one god Aton. So it must be Akhenton and his wife Nefertiri.

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Its Tutankhamen alright. The picture is a modern artists rendition of the scene depicted on the back of the Golden Throne of Tutankhamen found in his tomb. Tutankhamen is believed to have been the son or half brother of Akhenaten, though he is more likely his son. Tutankhamen ruled during a period of transition and the worship of Aten is still the state religion during the initial part of Tut's reign. However, Tutankhamen reopened the temples of the old gods and ordered the transition back to the old religion. Hence Tut's name which had originally been TutankhATEN was changed to TutankhAMEN. However, the influence of the old religion and the art associated with it, which is often referred to as Amarna art, includes the images of the solar disc with outstretched arms common to Akhenaten's reign, and it left an indelible mark on the art of the Tutankhamen's reign as well.

[Berosus]

I was of the impression that the art that shows Tut with the Aten was made before he became pharaoh, maybe even while Akhenaten was still alive. Then the old religion came back into style, and all of the Aten-related objects, like the throne, were kept around because they were too pretty (and too expensive) to throw away. The priests probably came up with some theological explanation to justify it, saying that the Aten had become part of Amen-Ra, or something like that.

[Hound of the Baskervilles]

Oh....okay!