EGYPTIAN GRANITE FOUNDATION STONE OF AMENHOTEP III

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1390 - 1352 BC
A granite foundation brick of rectangular form with a cartouche inscribed to Amenhotep III. The cartouche contains the king’s throne name, Neb-Maat-Re (Nebmaatre). The brick is possibly from Amenhotep's festival city of Malqata where he celebrated his three rejuvination festivals (heb-seds).
Size: 40mm x 23mm; Weight: 20g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Artemission, UK; formerly in a collection of Hugh Stanley Russell, acquired in the 1960s.
Estimate: GBP 400 - 600