Sculptor's Trial Piece showing the lower part of a Nubian face and hieroglyphs
Object type: Trial piece (?), lower part of Nubian face, signs; eye, etc. on reverse
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); W. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: Sculptors' workshops in the town
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession year: 1922