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Furniture Knob with Name of King

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Description

<p>This knob belonged to a chest and was used to fasten it. Inscribed on the knob are the birth and throne names of Tutankhamen. It also mentions that he is "beloved of Ptah," the creator-god of Memphis.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.405' rel='external'>Furniture Knob with Name of King</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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.

Circular Egyptian faience furniture knob featuring a central recessed scene/inscription with multiple cartouche-like panels.

The image shows the front view of a small, round knob with a flat back and a raised rim. In the center is a recessed rectangular border containing three adjacent name/cartouche-like blocks rendered in dark pigment or outline. Beneath the blocks there appears to be horizontal banding/lines that may represent hieroglyphic signs or decorative register lines. The surface is worn and mottled, consistent with aging of a ceramic/ faience object; fine surface pitting and loss of detail are visible, making precise reading of the king’s name unclear. No other figure types (e.g., deities) are identifiable from the available detail.

decorative unknown (faience knobs with royal names are commonly New Kingdom–Late Period, but inscription unreadable here) poor
Royals unknown (royal name/cartouche not legible in the provided image)
Materials Egyptian faience (ceramic glaze surface appearance)
Signs cartouche-like name panels (royal name blocks), exact signs unclear ×3
Visible text "Three adjacent recessed name/cartouche-like blocks within a rectangular field; exact hieroglyph sequence unclear due to wear and low resolution."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Inscription]

Connections

Deities Ptah
Royals Tutankhamun

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 48.405 tier-2
  • Walters-id 3236 tier-2

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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
  • 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.