Relief Fragment

56.21.896

Information

Fragment of limestone - a trial piece with a human head in profile. Excavation number is now difficult to read but matches with object 35/141 excavated in the Private Quarters: The Magazines etc of the Great Palace in the Central City. Appears slightly different from the sketch on the Amarna Object Cards 1935-36 (top left corner). missing. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1935. 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).