Title: Acacia beads from girdle
Object type: Beads, acacia, from girdle
Date: ca. 1850–1700 B.C.
Period: Late Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late - 13 up to 1700
Medium: Carnelian, lapis lazuli
Dimensions: L. 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:2 Pit 884 MMA excavations, 1920–21 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY