Stela A

The boundary stele of Akhenaten, marked Stele A by Finders Petrie, it was erected to mark the inclusion of the area to Akhenaten's new capital Amarna. Detail of the king and his family offering to the god Aten. Culture: Ancient Egyptian Date/Period: In use from the 19th Dynasty until Ptolemaic times, c.1295 -100 BC. Place of Origin: Tuna el-Gebel. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive