String of beads, hawk amulet and cornflower pendant
Object type: Beads, hawk amulet, cornflower, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Green feldspar, amethyst, carnelian
Dimensions: l. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 608
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1907–08
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915