Title:
Part of a (back?) pillar or stela with the first cartouche of the Aten
Period:
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty:
Dynasty 18
Reign:
reign of Akhenaten
Date:
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Geography:
From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Medium:
Red quartzite
Dimensions:
H. 9.2 × W. 12.6 × D. 9.6 cm (3 5/8 × 4 15/16 × 3 3/4 in.); slab: Th. 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); inset to connective stone: L. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); cartouche: W. 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Credit Line:
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Object Number:
57.180.60