Ear lobe from a statue of king or queen
Description
New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Indurated limestone. H. 3.2 x W. 3.8 x D. 1.2 cm. From: Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Credit: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957.
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.
A carved fragment of an Egyptian statue element resembling an ear lobe, likely from a royal statue.
The image shows a small, roughly oval/teardrop-shaped sculptural fragment with a smooth outer contour and a concave interior curve consistent with attachment to a larger figure. The surface is weathered with light tool marks and chips along the edges. No discernible facial features, hair, or inscriptions are visible on this fragment. The material appears to be pale, chalky stone. No carved hieroglyphs, cartouches, or readable text (hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic) can be confidently identified.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273511 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 57.180.83 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549635 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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