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Amulet: Cartouche with Prenomen of Akhenaten

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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.

Small green-blue faience amulet shaped like an upright oval/rectangular cartouche containing hieroglyphic elements.

The image shows a single amulet made of a green-blue glazed faience. The object is held upright against a light background. It has a rounded, vertically elongated form with a narrower top and a pointed/bottom projection, resembling a vertical plaque with a cartouche-like frame. Inside and/or along the inner field are incised or moulded hieroglyphic signs in relief. Several areas show darkened residue and wear, obscuring precise sign identification. No clearly legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No separate protective frame text is readable beyond the Egyptian sign field; the specific royal name within the cartouche cannot be read with certainty from the available image.

religious Late 18th Dynasty (Amarna period), 14th century BCE (consistent with Akhenaten), though exact dating uncertain from image alone. fragmentary
Royals Akhenaten (prenomen)
Materials Faience (glazed ceramic)
Signs Cartouche/royal-name frame (cartouche-like outline) with internal hieroglyphic signs ×6
Visible text "Unclear/moulded Egyptian hieroglyphic signs within a cartouche-like frame; Akhenaten’s prenomen is catalogued but not legible enough in the image to quote accurately."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

"Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re"

Connections

Royals Akhenaten

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 141171 tier-2

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