2 Drop Beads
Object type: Beads, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret I
Date: ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
Medium: Faience, lapis lazuli, turquoise
Dimensions: L. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I, South Court
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1924
Accession year: 1924