Fragment of the waist area of the king bending forward, Aten cartouches on the belt
Object type: Waist of king, bending forward, Aten cartouches on belt
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. 14 × W. 15.7 × D. 6 cm (5 1/2 × 6 3/16 × 2 3/8 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