Raw amethyst
Object type: Fragments, amethyst
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13–18, early
Date: ca. 1802–1450 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: a) l. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in); b) l. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in); c) l. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in); d) l. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); e) l. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in); f) not measured; g) l. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in); h) l. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); i) not measured; j) l. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in); k) l. 2.4 cm (15/16 in);  l) l. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in); m) l. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); n) l. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in); o) l. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in); p) l. 2 cm (13/16 in);    q) l. 2.2 cm (7/8 in); r) l. 2 cm (13/16 in); u) 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in);  v) l. 1.8 cm (11/16 in);  w) l. 1cm (3/8 in); x) l. 1.5 cm (9/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession year: 1911