Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Cartouche of Amenhotep III New KingdomWest Valley of the Kings
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience. H. 2.2 × W. 1.1 × Th. 0.2 cm (7/8 in. × 7/16 in. × 1/16 in.). From: Tomb of Amenhotep III (WV 22), West Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1915. Subject: Cartouches. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Cartouche inscription present but individual signs are too worn/unclear to reliably transcribe from the provided image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244878 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1085 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 554361 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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