Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Throne block with Nefertiti titulary, border pattern New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)
Description
New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Indurated limestone. Inscribed side to front: H. 5 × W. 5.5 × D. 6.7 cm (1 15/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 5/8 in.); Decorative border W. 1.8 cm. From: Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Chairs. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921.
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.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116272971 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.9.559 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549873 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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