Akhenaten chest with Aten cartouches
Object type: Akhenaten chest, Aten cartouches
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. 18.5 × W. 14 × D. 8 cm (7 5/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/8 in.); Cartouche: W. 2.5 cm (1 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: Cartouches|Hieroglyphs