Nefertiti breast and shoulder fragment, cartouche [of Aten]
Object type: Nefertiti, breast and shoulder, cartouche
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1352–1336 B.C.
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 14 × W. 22 × D. 15 cm (5 1/2 × 8 11/16 × 5 7/8 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: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession year: 1921