Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Fragment with Aten cartouche New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)
Description
New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Indurated limestone. H. 8.6 × W. 2.6 × D. 2.4 cm (3 3/8 × 1 × 15/16 in.); Estimated Cartouche: W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). From: Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116272839 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.9.459 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550035 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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