Head of Akhenaten with back pillar inscribed with Aten names
Object type: Head of Akhenaten, back pillar, Aten names
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. 45 × W. 17.5 × D. 14.8 cm (17 11/16 × 6 7/8 × 5 13/16 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: Hieroglyphs