right arm with Aten cartouches
Object type: Right arm, Aten cartouches
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 × total D. 7.7 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/16 in.); arm: Diam. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); connective stone: max W. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.); cartouche: W. 1.9 cm (3/4 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
Tags: Hieroglyphs