Belt with Aten cartouche from Akhenaten prostrate (?)

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.

Stone fragment carved in low relief with vertically oriented imagery resembling a formal cartouche-like panel and wing-like side elements.

The image shows a roughly rectangular, thick limestone fragment with a smoothed outer surface and extensive flaking/cracking. On the front face there is a central carved motif: a stylized, human-like head/face in profile with a headdress or mane-like detailing above a tabular element. Beneath the face is a vertical, segmented form with three stacked curved elements, resembling part of a cartouche frame or decorative column. Two vertical, fan/feather-like ridges flank the central motif, giving the impression of a belt or ornamental panel. The carving is worn but the overall layout is symmetric around a central register. No clear Aten disk or sun rays are visible at this resolution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. The catalogue claims an Aten cartouche from Akhenaten prostrate, but the visible inscription is not clear enough to confirm 'Aten' or the exact royal name; the face-like element and the segmented vertical ornament cannot be confidently read as Aten hieroglyphs.