Title: String of beads, barrel and one acacia
Object type: String of barrel beads and one acacia
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Medium: Amethyst, carnelian, hematite
Dimensions: L. 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abadiya Cemetery G Tomb G6 EEF excavations 1898–99 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY