String of Amethyst Ball Beads
Object type: Necklace, beads
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–18
Date: ca. 1981–1295 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 35 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: Debris
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922