One acacia seed bead
Object type: Beads, acacia
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret III
Date: ca. 1878–1840 B.C.
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: .1316 = double seeds, joined together side by side, each pierced for stinging; .1317 = single seed, badly crushed, pierced for stringing; dimensions: .1316 - width 1.3 cm, length of each seed 0.8 cm. / .1317 - length 0.7 cm.
Geography: From|Probably from  |  Egypt Memphite Region Dahshur
Excavation: de Morgan excavations, 1894–95
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926