Cage bead
Object type: Bead, cage
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid to end Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1900–1802 B.C.
Medium: Black and white faience
Dimensions: diam. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid below House  A1:3
Locus: Pit 883
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922