Scarab and Bead Bracelet
Object type: Scarab, Wah
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Lapis lazuli, carnelian, linen cord
Dimensions: Length of scarab 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in); w. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in); h. 2 cm (3/4 in); Length of barrel bead 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in), diam. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); Length of cylinder bead 4.3 cm (1 5/16 in); diam. 0.9 cm (5/16 in)
Total length 65 cm (25 9/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102)
Locus: Mummy, back of right hand
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Accession year: 1940