Faience Pendant


Accession Number
EC2182
Current Location
In storage
Object Type
Jewellery, Necklace, Pendant
Period
New Kingdom
Dynasty
Eighteenth Dynasty
Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten to Tutankhamun
Material
Faience
Provenance
Egypt, Amarna, Main City, Q44.9, Room 7
Measurements
Height: 10mm | Width: 8mm | Depth: 2mm
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Divine Name
Aten | Re-Horakhty

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Description

Fragment of a blue faience pendant in the shape of a cartouche, with remains of the Didactic name of the Aten. This object was excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society during the 1923 season within the Main City of Amarna, Building Q44.9, Room 7.

Bibliography

Boyce, Andrew 1995. Collar and necklace designs at Amarna: a preliminary study of faience pendants. In Kemp, Barry J. (ed.), Amarna reports VI, 336-371. London: The Egypt Exploration Society.

Other Identity
TA23–24.259 (Excavation number)
Previous Owners
Egypt Exploration Society | Vincent Anthony Donohue (1944–2016)
Excavation Details

This object was excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society during the 1923 season within the Main City of Amarna, Building Q44.9, Room 7.

Acquisition
Gift, Vincent Anthony Donohue (05 Sep 2016)

Inscription

[ꜥnḫ rꜥ-ḥrꜣḫty] ḥ[ꜥy] m ꜣḫt Living-one, Re-Horakhty, who rejoices in the horizon

Language
Egyptian
Script
Hieroglyphic
Last modified: 15 Oct 2022
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