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Belt with Aten cartouche from Akhenaten prostrate (?) New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)

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Description

New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C. Indurated limestone. H. 13.2 × W. 11 × D. 6.7 cm (5 3/16 × 4 5/16 × 2 5/8 in.). 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

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.

Connections

Deities Aten
Royals Akhenaten

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273504 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 57.180.35 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549644 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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