Ancient Egyptian inscribed red quartzite fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Red quartzite fragment with a cartouche inscribed with hieroglyphs in sunk relief. Below it could be another hieroglyph and two parallel lines. And to the right of it is possibly the edge of another cartouche. Traces of white plaster or paint on the surface, maybe some on one of the broken edges too. Other traces within the cartouche.
The translation could be Akhenaten.

Ancient Egyptian inscribed red quartzite fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1923.19.2.51
  • Material: red quartzite
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: C.L. Woolley T.E. Peet
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: inscribed red quartzite fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 87mm , Width: 41mm , Depth: 15mm
  • Published references: Peet T E and Woolley C L The City of Akhenaten 1 1923
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483