Inscribed element, Akhenaten
Object type: Inscribed element, Akhenaten cartouche
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. 16.2 × W. 11.2 × D. 6 cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 × 2 3/8 in.); sides and thickness narrow toward top;on back at about 6 cm in is a raised edge
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: Hieroglyphs