Title: Necklace of Wah
Object type: Necklace, beads, Wah
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Medium: Carnelian, moss agate, milky quartz, amethyst, glazed steatite, black and white porphyry, linen cord
Dimensions: Total l. 103 cm (40 9/16 in); beads: L. 1-1.95 cm (3/8-3/4 in.); diam. 04-1.1 cm (3/16-7/16 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, bandages at neck MMA excavations, 1920 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY