Strand of Inscribed Scarabs
Object type: Scarab, Amenemhat
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Length of strand 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin, basket
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs