Back pillar fragment (?), Aten and Akhenaten named

ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

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Title: Back pillar fragment (?), Aten and Akhenaten named
Date Created: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: H. 14.5 × W. 10 × D. 12 cm (5 11/16 × 3 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.); side edge of b.p. 4.5 cm before narrowing further, with rebate distance on either side of about 1.3 (p.l) -1.5(p.r.) cm to create a b.p. about 10 cm total width at its beginning (whole thing inclines so as to narrow toward statue)
Type: Back pillar fragment (?), Aten and Akhenaten named
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/549664
Medium: Indurated limestone
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period

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