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Body fragment of Nefertiti

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Description

Nefertiti body fragment. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Indurated limestone. H. 9.5 × W. 17.5 × D. 13 cm (3 3/4 × 6 7/8 × 5 1/8 in.). From: Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, 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

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.

Fragment of a carved stone figurative element, photographed against a white background.

The image shows a small, irregular body fragment of pale stone with weathering and surface abrasions. A curved, sculpted contour is visible on one face, but there are no clearly preserved facial features, inscriptions, or distinct symbolic motifs. The fragment’s edges are broken and uneven, suggesting it is from a larger sculpture or relief element. No pigment, metalwork, or inlays are visible. The object appears consistent in color and texture with light limestone, matching the catalogue’s material assignment, but the photo does not show any text or identifying cartouches/attributes that would confirm the association with Nefertiti.

unclear New Kingdom, Amarna period (as catalogued; cannot be confirmed visually from this fragment alone) fragmentary
Materials limestone (indurated limestone per catalogue)

Connections

Found at Amarna (Akhetaten)
Royals Nefertiti

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273130 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 21.9.605 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549780 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).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.