Plaque Bead with Name of Thutmose IV and a Sphinx on the Reverse

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, oval turquoise-glazed plaque bead showing an incised scene on one face, with a dark central motif resembling a sphinx and surrounding hieroglyph-like strokes.

The object appears as an oval, button-like plaque with a raised rim. Its surface is turquoise/green with dark, contrasting incised lines forming a schematic figure in the center that resembles a sphinx lying/standing in profile. Around the central motif are additional vertical and curving strokes that look like stylized hieroglyphs, though the exact signs are not clearly legible at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The reverse is not shown in this image, and the specific name/title in a cartouche cannot be confirmed from the visible marks.