Cylinder Bead of Amunemhat III (Posthumous)
Description
Caption: Cylinder Bead of Amunemhat III (Posthumous), ca. 1759–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 9/16 x 3/16 in. (1.5 x 0.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.123.65. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Small ancient Egyptian artifact possibly made of faience or another glazed material.
The image depicts a cylindrical object, possibly a bead or amulet, with a loop on one end suggesting it may have been suspended as jewelry. The surface appears to bear intricate designs, which could be hieroglyphs or decorative motifs. The shadow indicates a central supporting pin possibly for display. Its solitary presentation against a plain background emphasizes the detail and craftsmanship of the piece.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 44.123.65 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3471 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- 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.