Title: Bead in the Shape of an Acacia Seed
Object type: Bead, acacia seed
Date: ca. 1648–1540 B.C.
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 15
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: h. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.1 cm (7/16 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1968
Geography: Possibly from     Eastern Delta     
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY