Sweret bead
Object type: Bead, Sweret
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early
Date: ca. 1981–1950 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: l. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb 954
Locus: Sloping passage
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922