Spool-shaped bead
Object type: Bead
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 0.8 cm (5/16 in); diam. 0.9 cm (3/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid, gap south of pyramid
Locus: Pit 339
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915