Title: Shebiu Necklace of Amenhotep
Object type: Necklace, shebiu, Amenhotep, lentoid
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Faience, linen cord
Dimensions: L. of necklace with cord 63 cm (24 13/16 in.); Diam. of beads 1.35 cm (9/16 in.); Th. of beads 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Sheikh Abd el-Qurna below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71) Burial of Amenhotep, on coffin lid MMA excavations, 1935–36 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY