Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Part of a small block with names of the Aten preserved on opposite sides and names of Akhenaten and Nefertiti on one preserved end New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)
Description
New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Red quartzite. H. 8.6 × W. 7.6 × D. 5.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 × 2 3/16 in.), oriented from most complete Aten cartouche side; cartouche: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). From: Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273650 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.9.6 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 567613 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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