Jewelry Elements
Object type: Necklace, shell, mace beads
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late
Date: ca. 1878–1805 B.C.
Medium: Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli
Dimensions: Overall: L. l. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); spacers: W. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/ 4 in.); Shells: Diam. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Mace beads l. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Geography: From|Probably from  |  Egypt Memphite Region Dahshur
Excavation: de Morgan excavations, 1894–95
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926