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Collection Online as of June 9, 2026

A slender faience bead, shaped like a vertical petal, tapers at both ends into small suspension loops. Its off-white surface features a central blue oval enclosing a small seated figure and an ankh. The bead's weathered glaze shows small pits and dark discoloration.

Petal-Shaped Bead

c. 1391–1353 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom

(1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)
faience
Overall: 3 x 1 cm (1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Gift of Robert M. Parmelee 1919.618.r
Location: 107 Egyptian
  • Said to have been purchased in Aswan.
  • Kozloff, Arielle P. Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his world. Cleveland : Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992. Reproduced: p. 447
  • Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 1-September 27, 1992); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (October 24, 1992-January 31, 1993); Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 2-May 31, 1993).
    CMA/Fort Worth/Paris 1992-93, no. 126 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)
  • {{cite web|title=Petal-Shaped Bead|url=false|author=|year=c. 1391–1353 BCE|access-date=09 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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