Ancient Egyptian seal stamp from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Roughly rectangular piece of limestone, with a handle on the rear. Face is incised with sunken hieroglyphs. Broken and repaired. Part of handle broken off and separate.

Ancient Egyptian seal stamp from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1927.33.12
  • Material: limestone
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: seal stamp
  • Dimensions: Length: 171mm , Width: 88mm , Depth (with handle attached): 56mm , Depth (without handle): 42mm
  • Published references: Frankfort H & Pendlebury J D S The City of Akhenaten 2 1933 Text-p.50 Plates-pl.XXXII no.5
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483