EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE STELE FROM A TALATAT WITH CARTOUCHES OF QUEEN NEFERTITI AND PHARAOH ANKHENATEN Amarna Period, Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC An incredible Egyptian limestone stele. The stele is rectangular in shape carved with lines of hieroglyphs. The hieroglyphs are elegantly arranged in eight vertical parallel rows. The cartouches of Queen Nefertiti and Pharaoh Akhenaten of the Kingdom of Amarna are mentioned in the text. Size: 220mm x 530mm; Weight: 7.5kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited, 2013; From Hermopolis, Private collection of Heinz Herzer, Munich, acquired prior 1978; previously in a private collection, USA, acquired 1981. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Published: G Roeder, Amarna Reliefs aus hermopolis, Hildesheim, 1969, pl. 201 and Hermann Schloegl, Geschenk des Nils, Ayptische Kunstwerk aus Schweizer Besitz, Basel, 1978, no. 201. Published: A. Wiese, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig; Die Agyptische Abteilung, (Mainz am Rhein 2001), fig. 77, p. 119. This piece is accompanied by a report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.