Title: Upraised arm from offering scene with Aten cartouches
Object type: Upraised arm, Aten cartouches, from offering scene
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Red quartzite
Dimensions: H. 8.5 × W. 9.7 × D. 3.2 cm (3 3/8 × 3 13/16 × 1 1/4 in.); arm between incise lines: W. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.); cartouche: W. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten) Great Temple of the Aten pit outside southern wall Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cartouches, term: Hieroglyphs