Spacer with Cartouche of Amenophis III

Description This piece is a faience spacer bead with three rounded tubes joined by a plate in the shape of a cartouche. The tubes have rounded holes in them for the strings of a three row necklace or bracelet. It has a white background and the outline of the cartouche and the hieroglyphs within it are worked in a violet glaze. The name represented is the throne name of Pharoah Amenophis III, Neb-maat-re. The tan faience fabric may be seen along the upper edge where the glaze has been worn away.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
8/21/1998	Examination	survey

Exhibitions

• Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Inscription] Nb-maat-re

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923