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Cartouche amulet of Amenemhat III

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III, ca. 1859–1813 B.C. Glazed steatite. L. 1.1 cm (7/16 in). From: Cemetery, debris, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Subject: Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1909.

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.

Small glazed green steatite amulet shaped with a cartouche-like oval/arch and a raised inscription on the front.

The object is shown front-facing against a light background. A rounded top and straight sides form a shield-like frame around the raised motif. Within the frame is a darkened, raised, cartouche-like outline with a central horizontal element and curved marks beneath, filled with contrasting dark pigment/residue. The back/edges are not visible in the provided image. No clear deity figure is depicted; the design appears to be an inscription cartouche amulet rather than a figural amulet. The surface shows a glossy glaze with green/teal coloration and dark areas from wear or background/photographic shadow. No surrounding collar or suspension hole is visible, but the overall shape is consistent with common Middle Kingdom cartouche amulets.

hieroglyphic only Middle Kingdom (in line with catalogue) good
Royals unknown (cartouche text present but not legible in image)
Materials glazed steatite (green/teal glaze)
Signs cartouche/royal cartouche-like oval outline with internal hieroglyphs (not legible enough to identify the exact king name)

Connections

Found at Lisht
Royals Amenemhat III

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116282290 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 09.180.939 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 557028 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.
  • 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.