Lotus Petal Bead Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III
Object type: Bead, lotus petal, Amenhotep III, Nebmaatre
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 3.3 × W. 1.5 × Th. 0.3 cm (1 5/16 in. × 9/16 in. × 1/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Malqata
Locale: Palace of Amenhotep III
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession year: 1911