Element with cartouche of Akhenaten and of Aten on opposite sides
Object type: Block, cartouche of Akhenaten and of Aten on opposite sides
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 21 × W. 14.5 × D. 18 cm (8 1/4 × 5 11/16 × 7 1/16 in.); cartouche: W. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession year: 1921
Tags: Cartouches|Hieroglyphs