String of tubular beads
Object type: Beads, tubular, Perneb
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5
Reign: reign of Isesi–Unis
Date: ca. 2381–2323 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.) as strung
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Saqqara
Locale: Tomb of Perneb
Locus: floor of burial chamber
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1914
Accession year: 1914