String of beads
Object type: Beads, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb of Nakht (493)
Locus: Pit 307
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915