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Element with the cartouche of Nefertiti New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)

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Description

New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Red quartzite. measured from cartouche side: H. 7.1 × W. 7.1 × D. 5.4 cm (2 13/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 1/8 in.); cartouche: W. 3.5 cm (1 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: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957.

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.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

cartouche-like hieroglyphs are present but damaged/unclear; no legible full name excerpt

Connections

Royals Nefertiti

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273603 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 57.180.69 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 567659 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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