Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I
Description
Shell (Marine), nacre
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Ancient shell artifact with engraved cartouche.
The image depicts a pearl oyster shell with a central engraved cartouche-like symbol. The surface shows natural iridescence, and there are two small holes near the top, possibly for suspension. The engraving inside the cartouche resembles hieroglyphs, suggesting an attempt to mimic royal insignias.
royal
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
pearl oyster shell
Signs
cartouche
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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