Barrel bead
Object type: Bead
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret III
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Red stone with gray veining
Dimensions: l. 1.6 cm (5/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Sehetepibreankh
Locus: Pit 6L.P15
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1924
Accession year: 1924