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Fragment with the cartouche of Akhenaten

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Description

New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Red quartzite. H. 8 × W. 8.3 × D. 3.7 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 1 7/16 in.); estimated cartouche: W. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). From: Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Credit: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Stone fragment showing part of an Egyptian royal cartouche encased within a bordered oval.

The object is a small, rectangular block of reddish-brown mottled stone with weathering and abrasions. One face contains carved hieroglyphic-style elements: a circular/oval sign with a central dot appears near the upper portion of the carving, accompanied by additional incised curves/loops and angular strokes below. The carved area is framed by a shallow border line, suggesting part of a cartouche or royal titulary. No clear depiction of deities is visible; the carving is limited to royal epigraphic signs. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The inscription is too fragmentary to reliably transcribe beyond noting that it appears to be royal epigraphy.

decorative New Kingdom, Amarna Period (based on catalogue) fragmentary
Royals Akhenaten (fragmentary cartouche; not fully legible)
Materials red quartzite (as catalogued; mottled reddish stone surface visible)
Signs oval/cartouche-like enclosure with central dot (fragmentary) incised loop/curve signs (fragmentary) ×2
Visible text "Fragmentary cartouche/royal titulary signs; exact reading unclear from the image."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Fragmentary cartouche/royal titulary signs; exact reading unclear from the image.

Connections

Found at Amarna (Akhetaten)
Royals Akhenaten

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273612 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 57.180.67 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 567657 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.