Part of a small block with names of the Aten preserved on opposite sides and names of Akhenaten and Nefertiti on one preserved end
Object type: Small block, names of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Aten
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. 8.6 × W. 7.6 × D. 5.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 × 2 3/16 in.), oriented from most complete Aten cartouche side; cartouche: 6 cm (2 3/8 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: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession year: 1921
Tags: Hieroglyphs