Part of a (back?) pillar or stela with the first cartouche of the Aten
Object type: (Back?) pillar or stela, first cartouche of the 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. 9.2 × W. 12.6 × D. 9.6 cm (3 5/8 × 4 15/16 × 3 3/4 in.); slab: Th. 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); inset to connective stone: L. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); cartouche: W. 7.6 cm (3 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