Part of a small block with parts of names of the Aten and Akhenaten preserved on two adjacent sides
Object type: Small block, names of Akhenaten, 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. 5.8 × W. 5.8 × D. 4.7 cm (2 5/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 7/8 in.) (oriented from the side with Aten cartouche)
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