Title: Element with the cartouche of Nefertiti
Object type: Cartouche of Nefertiti
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Red quartzite
Dimensions: measured from cartouche side: H. 7.1 × W. 7.1 × D. 5.4 cm (2 13/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 1/8 in.); cartouche: W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 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: Hieroglyphs