Cylinder seal with name of Amenemhat III
Description
Cylinder seal, Amenemhat III. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Bright blue glazed steatite. L. 1.5 × Diam. 0.4 cm (9/16 × 3/16 in.). From: tomb of Senwosretankh, Surface burial 55, Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1932–33. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1933.
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 blue glazed cylinder seal carved with a stylized standing figure and accompanying hieroglyphic signs on the surface.
The image shows a vertically oriented, dark-to-bright blue glazed object shaped like a cylinder. One continuous band across the surface contains incised/painted hieroglyphic-style strokes and a central, stylized figure resembling a human form in profile or front-facing with a headdress-like element; additional sign-like elements appear above and to the sides but are too blurred to read confidently. No clear cartouche boundaries are visible, and no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text can be identified from the photograph. The glaze finish appears intact overall, though the exact sign forms and any royal name cannot be securely determined.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116414698 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.52 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546483 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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