Uninscribed Cartouche-Shaped Plaque
Description
Glass
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 blue glass plaque with a rounded, cartouche-like top and a flat base, photographed against a neutral background.
The object appears as a compact, vertically oriented plaque made of blue glass. Its silhouette resembles a cartouche-form: a rounded/arched top that transitions into a narrower midsection and ends in a flat, straight base. The surface shows internal vertical striations/light streaks consistent with glass inclusions or reflections. No hieroglyphic carving, painted inscription, or any legible royal name/cartouche signs are visible; the plaque seems uninscribed or the text is too worn/absent to discern at this image resolution. No additional iconography (e.g., deities, figures) is visible. The image provides no Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text. The catalogued identification as a "Uninscribed Cartouche-Shaped Plaque" in Ramesside/New Kingdom glass from Asasif is consistent with what is visible (shape and lack of inscription).
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116388336 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.15 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549316 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.