Uraeus frieze with curved element above probably from a queen's Hathor crown
Object type: Uraeus frieze, curved element above, queen's crown (?)
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. 8.5 × W. 5.5 × D. 2.5 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/16 × 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: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession year: 1957