Hand Clutching an Olive Branch
Object type: Talatat, olive branch
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1323 B.C.
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
Geography: From|Probably originally from|Probably from  ||  Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)|Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu)
Credit line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1981
Accession year: 1981
Tags: Hands|Olive Trees