Inscribed fragment, Akhenaten, Nefetiti, Aten cartouches

Unknown

ca. 1353–1336 B.C. · Indurated limestone · Egyptian Art

This fragment preserveds the edge of a pillar. The face of the pillar shows the 2nd cartouche of Aten reading R to L. The god's name must have been arranged only in one vertical column. The left side of the pillar preserves Akhenaten's swt bity title at a lower level followed by a column with his name Wa-en-Ra. A third column then preserves his Akhenaten Nefertiti's cartouche. On the right side of the pillar only part of Nefertiti's name remains undamaged, but the border of a preceding cartouche may be seen., The sides of the pillar converge toward one another away from the outer Aten names, at about 75 degrees to that surface, so that this was probably a support pillar.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Medium

Indurated limestone

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921