Bead 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.

An oval, greenish glazed steatite bead inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyph-like marks in painted pigment.

The image shows a single small oval bead with a worn, slightly mottled green surface consistent with a glazed steatite bead. Dark outlines and internal pigment fill form what appear to be Egyptian-style signs, including a bordered oval/loop-like element near the center and additional horizontal strokes and curved lines around it. A red painted marking/number-like notation sits near the top of the bead (not clearly part of the formal inscription). No clear cartouche (oval with a king’s name inside) can be confidently read from the provided photo; the inscription content is therefore only broadly described as hieroglyphic signs rather than specifically identified as the name of Amenemhat III.