String of Melon-seed Beads
Object type: Beads, Mellon
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 21 cm (8 1/4 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Malqata
Locale: Palace of Amenhotep III
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–12
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession year: 1911