Carnelian Necklace of the Child Myt
Object type: Necklace, Myt
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, early
Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian, twisted linen cord and original string
Dimensions: L. 45 cm (17 11/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Tomb of Myt, Temple of Mentuhotep II
Locus: Pit 18, mummy of Myt
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922