Bead
Object type: Bead
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11, late
Date: ca. 2051–1981 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: L. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Mentuhotep II
Locus: Temple Platform, North colonnade, Pit 5
Excavation: Egyptian Exploration Fund excavations, 1905
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905
Accession year: 1905