Strand of Scarab and Scaraboid Beads
Object type: Beads, scarabs, scaraboids, Amenemhat
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. of strand 410 cm (161 7/16 in.). Large scarabs: L. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); W. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); H. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). Small scarabs: L. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); W. 0.7 cm ( 1/4 in.); H. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin, basket
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935