Title: Hand raised to support an element
Object type: Hand, tablet or stela
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 8.5 × W. 6 × D. 4.2 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.); Estimated Cartouche: W. 1.7 cm (11/16 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