Scarab Bracelet of Wah
Object type: Scarab, bracelet, beads, Wah
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Silver, electrum, glazed steatite, linen cord
Dimensions: Overall bracelet: 50 cm (19 11/16 in.); Scarab: 2.7 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm (1 1/16 × 3/4 × 1/2 in.); Barrel bead: 1.6 × 1.3 cm (5/8 × 1/2 in.); Cylinder bead: 1.5 × 1.1 cm (9/16 × 7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102)
Locus: Mummy, over crossed wrists
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Accession year: 1940
Tags: Scarabs