Title: String of carnelian, beryl and steatite drop beads
Object type: Necklace, beads
Date: ca. 1981–1295 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–18
Medium: Carnelian, beryl, steatite
Dimensions: l. 26 cm (10 1/4 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery Debris MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY