Title: Cobra hood with Aten inscription
Object type: Cobra hood, Aten inscription
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 4.4 × W. 3.1 × D. 2.4 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 15/16 in.); Cartouche: W. 1.2 cm (1/2 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