String of beads with scarab
Object type: String of beads with scarab
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian, amethyst, garnet, hematite; modern string
Dimensions: L. 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abadiya
Locale: Cemetery G
Locus: Tomb G6
Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898
Accession year: 1899