Torso of Akhenaten
Object type: Akhenaten torso, Aten cartouches
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. 34 × W. 28 × D. 23 cm, 18.1 kg (13 3/8 × 11 × 9 1/16 in., 40 lb.)
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
Tags: Men|Hieroglyphs