Cornflower Bead
Description
Bead, cornflower. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience. L. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
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 green and blue glazed faience bead shaped like a cornflower (lotus-like) form, photographed against a white background.
The object is a single molded bead with a bulbous, elongated top and a narrow neck, ending in a flared, petal-like base. The surface appears glazed in two main colors: a green upper portion and a darker blue-green/blue band near the middle with a blue-toned flared bottom. Faint molded relief patterns are visible on the upper body (possibly stylized petals or netting), though no clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or readable inscriptions are present. No visible deity attributes or royal regalia can be confidently identified from the bead's form. The object looks intact overall but details are worn/softened by the glaze and age.
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.
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