Part of a small block with name of Nefertiti and another on adjacent sides
Object type: Small block, name of Nefertiti
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Red quartzite
Dimensions: H. 5 × W. 5.5 × D. 3.8 cm (1 15/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 1/2 in.); oriented from side with Nefertiti cartouche
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: Great Temple of the Aten
Locus: Pit outside southern wall
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession year: 1921