Necklace of Hapiankhtifi with menqerit amulet
Object type: Necklace, Hapiankhtifi, snake amulet
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian, turquoise, garnet, amethyst, silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 18 cm (7 1/16 in.); H. (Pendant): 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Meir
Locale: Tomb of Hapiankhtifi
Locus: Mummy
Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910–12
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1912
Accession year: 1912