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Element with the cartouche of Nefertiti

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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

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 element fragment showing part of an incised cartouche-like royal titulary in hieroglyphs, framed by raised border lines.

The image depicts a roughly rectangular, thick stone fragment with rounded edges and weathered surfaces. Incised hieroglyphic signs are visible across the central portion, including vertically oriented strokes and loop-like forms that resemble parts of a cartouche inscription. A horizontal band near the top and a horizontal incised register line through the middle help structure the carving; faint remnants of a border and sign layout are present. Due to damage and erosion, individual sign details cannot be securely read, and it is unclear whether the inscription specifically names Nefertiti. No additional scripts (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are visible.

unclear New Kingdom (Amarna Period), unclear from image due to fragmentary inscription fragmentary
Royals unknown (cartouche-like royal name; Nefertiti not confirmable from visible fragment)
Materials stone (color suggests red quartzite, consistent with catalogue but not confirmable visually with full certainty)
Signs unclear hieroglyphic/cartouche elements ×5
Visible text "cartouche-like hieroglyphs are present but damaged/unclear; no legible full name excerpt"

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

Found at Amarna (Akhetaten)
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)
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.