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New Kingdom, Amarna Period
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Title: Part of a small block with parts of names of the Aten and Akhenaten preserved on two adjacent sides
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. 5.8 × W. 5.8 × D. 4.7 cm (2 5/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 7/8 in.) (oriented from the side with Aten cartouche)
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession Number: 57.180.75
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