String of shells and beads
Object type: Beads, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Shell, faience, carnelian
Dimensions: l. 57 cm (22 7/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Senwosretankh
Locus: Surface burial 34-37 inside basket 33.1.37a, b
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1932–33
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933