Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Fragment, Aten cartouche New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)
Description
New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Yellow quartzite. H. 12.8 × W. 16.6 × D. 9.4 cm (5 1/16 × 6 9/16 × 3 11/16 in.). From: 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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Partial carved hieroglyphic/cartouche elements; exact Aten cartouche text not fully legible in the provided image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116272824 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.9.446 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550051 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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