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On this basalt cylinder seal, the name of the Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure (2532 - c. 2500 BCE) appears within a cartouche. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, reign of Menkaure, 2539-2511 BCE. On display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 18). Cylinder Seal of Menkaure. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11215/cylinder-seal-of-menkaure/
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cylinder Seal of Menkaure." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 18, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11215/cylinder-seal-of-menkaure/.
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cylinder Seal of Menkaure." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Sep 2019. Web. 14 Apr 2021.
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