Bead with the name of Amenemhat II
Description
Unglazed faience
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.
A small cylindrical/ovoid bead of unglazed faience with incised decoration suggesting a framed inscription or hieroglyphic pattern around its sides.
The image shows a single bead viewed from the front at a slight angle, with a central perforation running through the piece. The surface appears light beige/cream and slightly worn, consistent with a fired ceramic-like material. Around the exterior there are incised, darkened lines forming structured, block-like hieroglyphic or inscriptional elements (a series of parallel lines and grouped signs) rather than purely decorative bands. No clear cartouche outline is visible in the provided image resolution, and the individual signs cannot be reliably read as Amenemhat II from the image alone. No other inscriptions in Greek, Coptic, or Arabic are visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116282284 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.569 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 557031 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.