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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. The inscription shows the two divine names of Aten, the sun god of Amarna, in cartouches, and the names of King Akhenaten. The line below the cartouches contains the wish for eternal life.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.404' 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.

A dark, rounded furniture knob is shown from above, with an incised rectangular panel of hieroglyphs on the top surface.

The object is a small knob-like form with a domed top and a wider base, photographed against a plain light background. The upper face has a recessed/raised rectangular border containing a cluster of incised hieroglyphic signs, including a large central motif flanked by smaller signs to either side; the signs are worn but clearly intentional and arranged in horizontal lines. Chips and pitting are visible on the top and along the lower rim, suggesting deterioration. A small label fragment or conservation tag is visible near the base edge. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The incised inscription appears to be a royal name or related titulary, consistent with a “Furniture Knob with Name of King” label, though the exact king name is not fully legible in this image.

decorative unknown (likely Late Period to Ptolemaic, based on style of knob and hieroglyphic layout; not certain from image alone) poor
Materials unknown dark material (catalogue says Egyptian faience)traces of light chips/flaking at edges
Signs incised hieroglyphic signs in a rectangular panel (exact signs unclear) ×10
Visible text "Hieroglyphic inscription present in rectangular panel on the top surface; specific wording not legible enough to transcribe reliably from this image."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Inscription]

Connections

Deities Aten
Royals Akhenaten

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 48.404 tier-2
  • Walters-id 9743 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.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.