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Akhenaten Cartouche: E.GA.3605.1943

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Akhenaten Cartouche

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Description

Ring bezel. Clay mould of the cartouche of Akhenaten, for manufacturing faience.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Circa -1352 - Circa -1336

Components of the work

Design Length 2.3 cm

Materials used in production

Ring bezel mould

Techniques used in production

Moulded

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.3605.1943
Primary reference Number: 58034
Oldadmincategory: P

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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