Shell amulet inscribed with the name of Amenemhat III

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 teardrop-shaped shell amulet of glazed steatite, viewed from the front, with an oval central panel containing an eye-like motif and surrounding stylized iconography and lines.

The object is a turquoise/green glazed teardrop (shell-like) amulet with two drilled holes at the top area for suspension. The glaze is mottled and slightly worn, with darker outlines defining the incised decoration. Within an oval field is a central motif resembling an eye or protective symbol: a circular element surrounded by radiating/arched bands, above a stacked arrangement of horizontal and vertical elements that reads as schematic hieroglyph-like strokes. On both left and right sides are repeated short, grid-like or laddered elements (cross-hatched vertical bars). At the bottom is a hatched or cross-lined base beneath the central panel. No clear cartouche edges or king’s titulary are legible at this resolution; the inscription appears to be non-literal or too worn to read confidently. No modern or non-Egyptian script (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is visible.