Title: Spool-shaped bead
Object type: Bead
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 0.8 cm (5/16 in); diam. 0.9 cm (3/8 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid, gap south of pyramid Pit 339 MMA excavations, 1913–14 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY