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Relief of Queen Nefertiti

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Description

Relief, Queen Nefertiti. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 BC. Sandstone. H. 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); W. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.). Probably from: Karnak, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Subject: Nefertiti. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1961.

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 relief fragment with multiple registers of hieroglyphs and parts of a seated figure, bordered by carved architectural/ritual elements.

The image shows a rectangular block of carved sandstone, broken/roughly chipped along the edges. The relief contains hieroglyphic signs in several vertical and horizontal groupings across the left, central, and right portions. In the center-left area there appears to be the upper portion of a seated figure (only partial body and head/face details are preserved) with a surrounding frame or platform-like border. Above and around the central element are additional sign columns and a curved/arched form that may relate to a cartouche or a curved frame, but no clear cartouche name is fully preserved. The right side is dominated by stacked horizontal bands of hieroglyphs and a vertical element. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. Deity identification is not secure from the visible partial figure and signs; similarly, the queen’s name (Nefertiti) is not legible here.

religious New Kingdom, Amarna Period (catalogue ground truth; iconographic details not sufficient for independent confirmation from this fragment alone) fragmentary
Materials sandstone
Signs Hieroglyphic sign columns (various determinatives and phonograms; individual signs not fully legible at this resolution) ×20

Connections

Found at Karnak
Royals Nefertiti
Materials Sandstone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243278 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 61.117 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545803 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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