Necklace of 1 carnelian disk and 6 shell beads
Object type: Necklace of 1 carnelian disk and 6 shell beads
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian, shell
Dimensions: L. 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1918–19
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession year: 1919