Nemes fragment
Object type: Nemes, 3 surfaces
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Red quartzite
Dimensions: H. 6 × W. 7.8 × Th. 4 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/16 × 1 9/16 in.); raised stripes: W. 1.1 cm (7/16 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