Title: Sweret Bead
Object type: Bead, Sweret, ring, Wah
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Medium: Carnelian, linen thread
Dimensions: L. 2 cm (13/16 in.); diam. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102) Mummy, in left palm near index finger MMA excavations, 1920 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY