Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · seal

Half of a cylinder seal with names of Amenemhat III Middle KingdomLisht North

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III, ca. 1859–1813 B.C. Dark green glazed steatite. L. 6.4 × Diam. 2.5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 in.). From: Cemetery, debris, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22. Subject: Cartouches. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Found at Lisht
Royals Amenemhat III

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116282269 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.1.837 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 557037 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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