Sweret Bead
Object type: Amulet, sweret bead
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2051–1981 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: L. cm. 1.7 (11/16 in); diam. 0.9 cm (3/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Mentuhotep II, North Triangular Court,
Locus: Pit 23 (tattooed woman), on body
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession year: 1925