Necklace with carnelian barrel bead
Object type: Necklace, barrel bead
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Blue faience, carnelian
Dimensions: l. 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb 954
Locus: Burial 954C
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922