Menat fragment

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.

Fragmentary green-glazed limestone object with a recessed, cartouche-like field containing a vertically arranged motif resembling a menat pendant design.

The image shows a roughly rounded fragment with broken edges on the left and right. The surface is green/teal with a worn glaze, suggesting a glazed limestone core. A recessed central panel is bordered by vertical grooves; within the panel there is an oval/rounded cartouche-like enclosure containing a small raised figure or symbol at the top and a larger vertical element beneath. A lower portion of an additional motif is partially preserved near the bottom edge of the panel. No complete hieroglyphic text is clearly legible; the markings appear more like decorative iconography in relief than readable inscriptions. A red painted accession/collection number ("M.1699") is visible on the bottom edge. No cartouches of royal names are clearly identifiable from the fragment, and no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present.