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

Red quartzite fragment with hieroglyphs in sunk relief. This may have been an edge piece, as the top of the fragment has an incised band running across it.

The translation is King of Upper and Lower Egypt.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1923.19.2.30
  • 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: 79mm , Width: 37mm , Depth: 24mm
  • Published references: Peet T E and Woolley C L The City of Akhenaten 1 1923 pl LXI 14
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483