EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE LINTEL WITH CARTOUCHE OF AKHENATEN, HIEROGLYPHS AND ORIGINAL PIGMENTS New Kingdom, Amarna Period Ca. 1350- 1334 BC. A limestone relief fragment carved with a horizontal register of hieroglyphs flanking the cartouche of Ramesses III. The hieroglyphic inscription reads “The Maat of Ra is powerful, Chosen of Ra.” The upper edge preserves a cavetto cornice with traces of original red, blue, and green pigments. For similar see: P. Giovetti, D. Picchi, Egitto Splendore Millenario, La collecione di leiden a Bologna, inv. VI.68. Size: 680mm x 570mm; Weight: over 25kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Harmakhis, 2003. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.