Animal Stall Tethering Stone
1352 BC - 1336 BC (Dynasty 18: Reign of Akhenaten)
1973.4.20a
Information
Limestone rectangular block pierced at one end for a tethering rope to be passed through. Used to tether an animal in a stall. Carved into one side of the block is a cartouche containg a name of king Akenaten (Amenhotep IV). Don't match with the two broken inscribed tethering stones listed in the Amarna Small Finds Database (29/334 and 31/473).
From a building units intended for the housing of different kinds of animals such as the North Palace. Similar tethering stones from Amarna are now in other museums: e.g., Brooklyn no. 25.886.18; Penn Museum E648B.
Specifications
- Accession number
- 1973.4.20a
- Collection type
- Architecture
- Culture
- New Kingdom
- Place made
- Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt: Tell el Amarna
- Date made
- 1352 BC - 1336 BC (Dynasty 18: Reign of Akhenaten)
- Collector
- Egypt Exploration Society
- Place collected
- Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt: Tell el Amarna
- Materials
- Limestone
- Measurements
- Overall: 210 mm x 100 mm x 60 mm
- Note
- See City of Akehenaten vol. I
- Credit line
- Gift of the Trustees of the Wellcome Collection
- Legal status
- Permanent collection
- Provenance
- Location
- Item not currently on display
- Publications
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