Cylinder Bead of Amunemhat III (Posthumous)

ca. 1759–1539 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Cylinder Bead of Amunemhat III (Posthumous), ca. 1759–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 9/16 x 3/16 in. (1.5 x 0.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.123.65. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Cylinder Bead of Amunemhat III (Posthumous)

Date

ca. 1759–1539 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 13 to Dynasty 17

Period

Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Steatite, glaze

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

9/16 x 3/16 in. (1.5 x 0.4 cm)

Inscriptions

Ny-maat-re, the good god, lord of the two lands.

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

44.123.65

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