Hepy, String of beads
Object type: Beads, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early-mid
Date: ca. 1950–1885 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst, carnelian, gold, green faience, lapis-lazuli
Dimensions: l. 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb west of the tomb of Senwosretankh 
Locus: Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, scattered in front of blocking wall
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1933–34
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Accession year: 1934