Balustrade fragment with cartouche of Nefertiti
Object type: Balustrade fragment, cartouche of Nefertiti
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1352–1336 B.C.
Medium: Yellow quartzite
Dimensions: H. 21 × W. 16.5 × D. 7.5 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 2 15/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession year: 1921
Tags: Cartouches