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Upper right arm possibly with Aten cartouches New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)
Description
Upper right arm possibly, Aten cartouches. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Diorite. H. 11.9 × W. 8.2 × D. 4.1 cm (4 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.); cartouche: W. 1.8 cm (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)
Part of a hieroglyphic inscription within a cartouche-like oval; remaining stacked signs are not clearly legible in this image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116272818 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.9.450 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550053 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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