Fragment with the cartouche of Nefertiti
Description
New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Red quartzite. H. 15 × W. 12 × D. 4.5 cm (5 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.); cartouche: W. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 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, roughly shaped stone fragment bearing part of an incised royal cartouche-like oval with internal hieroglyphic signs.
The image shows a weathered stone fragment photographed against a light background. One face contains an incised, cartouche-like oval/frame, with several hieroglyphic elements inside and along the border; only part of the cartouche is preserved. The internal signs are too incomplete and unclear in the photograph to read a specific name confidently. No clearly identifiable deities are visible. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is present. The surface color appears reddish-brown to greyish, consistent with a red stone type, and the tool marks/engraving are shallow and worn.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275646 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 57.180.74 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 561642 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.