Block fragment with the cartouche of Nefertiti
Object type: Block edge, cartouche of Nefertiti
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: yellow quartzite
Dimensions: H. 7.4 × W. 8 × D. 6.5 cm (2 15/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 9/16 in.); estimated cartouche: W. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Cartouches|Hieroglyphs