Exposed sole of foot of Akhenaten or Nefertiti
Description
Akhenaten or Nefertiti exposed sole of foot. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C. Indurated limestone. H. of heel 8.2 × W. 19.5 × D. 17 cm (3 1/4 × 7 11/16 × 6 11/16 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
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 small, broken piece of pale limestone showing a shallow, curved surface consistent with the underside or sole area of a sculpted foot.
The object is a roughly rectangular-to-curved fragment of light-colored stone with weathered surfaces and old breaks. One side shows a smoother, slightly concave/curved area with shallow tool marks and faint traces of a relief surface; the opposite face includes angular break edges and additional chipping. No clearly readable hieroglyphs or cartouches are visible on the shown faces. The surface texture and coloration match worked limestone rather than painted or inscribed material. Overall, the fragment appears to preserve part of a molded sculptural element (consistent with the catalogued exposed sole of a foot).
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273172 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 57.180.95 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549760 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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