Upraised arm from offering scene with Aten cartouches
Object type: Upraised arm, Aten cartouches, from offering scene
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. 9.7 × D. 3.2 cm (3 3/8 × 3 13/16 × 1 1/4 in.); arm between incise lines: W. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.); cartouche: W. 1.6 cm (5/8 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: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Cartouches|Hieroglyphs