Cylinder Seal with Name of Amenemhat III

ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.

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Caption

Cylinder Seal with Name of Amenemhat III, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.1 x 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.123.73. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Cylinder Seal with Name of Amenemhat III

Date

ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 12

Period

Middle Kingdom

Medium

Steatite, glaze

Classification

Document

Dimensions

13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.1 x 0.7 cm)

Inscriptions

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Ny-maat-re, the good god, the Lord of the Two Lands, Amenemhet, the son of Re, Ameny.

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

44.123.73

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