A jewelry element in the form of an inlaid bee
Object type: Jewelry element; inlaid bee
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Date: ca. 1887–1750 BC
Medium: Silver, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and turquoise
Dimensions: L. 2.9 × H. 2.1 × D. 2.3 cm (1 1/8 × 13/16 × 7/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Fayum Entrance Area Haraga
Locale: Cemetery A
Locus: Tomb 124
Excavation: British School of Archaeology in Egypt excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2014
Accession year: 2014