Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · amulet

Plaque: Cartouche of Nimaatre (Amenemhat III)

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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 photograph shows two small oval/rounded-plaque fragments with blue-green painted surface and incised relief-like lines resembling hieroglyphic/cartouche elements.

The image depicts two separate pieces of a small steatite plaque or inlay-like object photographed side-by-side on a light background. Each piece has a rounded-rectangle/oval outline with a thick border. Within the interior, there are dark incised contours and traces of blue-green (possibly pigment) filling some areas. The lower edge of both pieces shows a series of short vertical elements that could correspond to stylized base marks. Upper portions include curved/spiral-like marks, but the remaining details are fragmentary and not sufficient to securely read a complete cartouche or royal titulary. No clearly legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The scene is not explicitly religious in terms of deities; it appears to focus on royal epigraphic design, likely a cartouche fragment, though exact name identification is not certain from this view.

hieroglyphic only unclear (likely Middle Kingdom/3rd Intermediate-era royal epigraphy, but not confirmable from fragment alone) fragmentary
Materials steatite (implied by catalogue)blue-green pigment/residue on surface
Signs Cartouche/royal oval field fragment (unreadable remnants) ×2

Connections

Royals Amenemhat III

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 133792 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
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