Inscribed Element, possibly back pillar
Object type: Inscribed Element, possibly back pillar
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. 10.5 × W. 6 × D. 9 × Th. 4.5 cm  (thickness of back pillar before narrowing) (4 1/8 in. × 2 3/8 in. × 3 9/16 in. × 1 3/4 in.); Carved Surface H. 5 cm (1 15/16 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: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession year: 1957