Necklace of Wah
Object type: Necklace, beads, Wah
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian, moss agate, milky quartz, glazed steatite, black and white porphyry, linen cord
Dimensions: Total l. 103 cm (40 9/16 in); beads: L. 1-1.95 cm (3/8-3/4 in.); diam. 04-1.1 cm (3/16-7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102)
Locus: Mummy, bandages at neck
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Accession year: 1940