Back pillar of Torso with Aten cartouches
Object type: Back pillar of Torso, with Aten cartouches
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 15.5 × W. 11 × D. 7.5 × Th. 4.2 cm (back pillar left side before narrowing) (6 1/8 × 4 5/16 × 2 15/16 × 1 5/8 in.)
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: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Cartouches|Hieroglyphs