Necklace of barrel beads
Object type: Necklace
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Lapis lazuli
Dimensions: L. 40 cm (15 3/4 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: Outside brick enclosure wall
Locus: Pit of many chambers
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1931–32
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession year: 1932