Architecture
Block
E858
From: Egypt | El-Amarna
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E858 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | El-Amarna |
| Period | Eighteenth Dynasty | New Kingdom |
| Date Made | 1539-1292 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Limestone | Obsidian |
| Inscription Language | Hieroglyphic |
| Description | Hard limestone building fragment with a partially preserved cartouche. The cartouche belongs to the second name of the Aten, though it is not possible to ascertain if it was the early or the late name. The hieroglyphs are incised, and the /n/ hieroglyph has a partial inlay still adhering. The inlay was carved from obsidian. |
| Height | 11.5 cm |
| Width | 19 cm |
| Depth | 4.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from William Flinders Petrie, 1893 |
| Other Number | ES 858 - Original Number |
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