Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool, World Museum
Information
Part of a beaded 'Blue Crown' carved from red quartzite. Part of a composite statue. Marked TA 33.34/5.
Find number 33/5: From Central City Great Aten Temple, Sanctuary: east end.
Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1933. Acquired by the EES in the division of finds. Donated to the East Anglia Egyptian Society by the EES in recognition of a contribution to the EES (excavation subscription). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum. Purchased from the collections of Norwich Castle Museum in 1956 by Liverpool City Museum (now World Museum).
Specifications
- Accession number
- 56.21.900
- Collection type
- Art
- 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
- Date collected
- 1933
- Materials
- Quartzite
- Measurements
- Overall: 136 mm x 135 mm x 66 mm
- Credit line
- Purchased from the collections of Norwich Castle Museum
- Legal status
- Permanent collection
- Provenance
- Location
- Item not currently on display
- Publications
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