Cobra hood with Aten cartouche
Object type: Cobra, hood, Aten cartouche
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. 5.3 × W. 3.5 × D. 2.1 cm (2 1/16 × 1 3/8 × 13/16 in.); Cartouche: W. 1.2 cm (1/2 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