String of 27 barrel beads
Object type: Beads, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian, Egyptian Blue, feldspar
Dimensions: L. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos
Locale: Cemetery V
Locus: Tomb V21
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1904
Accession year: 1904