<em>Cylinder Seal Inscribed with the Names of Amenemhat III</em>, ca. 1818–1539 B.C.E. Steatite, height: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm); diameter: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.110E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.109E_37.110E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Cylinder Seal Inscribed with the Names of Amenemhat III, ca. 1818–1539 B.C.E. Steatite, height: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm); diameter: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.110E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.109E_37.110E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

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Cylinder Seal Inscribed with the Names of Amenemhat III

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Steatite

Place Made: Egypt

DATES ca. 1818–1539 B.C.E.

DYNASTY Dynasty 12 to Dynasty 17

PERIOD Middle Kingdom

DIMENSIONS height: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm); diameter: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.110E

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Cylinder seal bearing the nomen and prenomen of Amenemhat III. Condition: Small chips. Parts of seal discolored black. No colored glaze remaining.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Cylinder Seal Inscribed with the Names of Amenemhat III, ca. 1818–1539 B.C.E. Steatite, height: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm); diameter: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.110E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.109E_37.110E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

IMAGE group, 37.109E_37.110E_GrpA_SL4.jpg.

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