Title: Hepy, String of beads
Object type: Beads, string
Date: ca. 1950–1885 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early-mid
Medium: Amethyst, carnelian, gold, green faience, lapis-lazuli
Dimensions: l. 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South tomb west of the tomb of Senwosretankh Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, scattered in front of blocking wall MMA excavations, 1933–34 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY