Hand raised to support an element
Object type: Hand, tablet or stela
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. 8.5 × W. 6 × D. 4.2 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.); Estimated Cartouche: W. 1.7 cm (11/16 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