Title: Balustrade newel post
Object type: Balustrade newel post
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 5.5 × W. (front) 2.7 × D. (side) 6.5 cm (2 3/16 × 1 1/16 × 2 9/16 in.); column line on front and side: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
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