Title: Sweret Bead on Gold Wire
Object type: Torque?, Sweret bead
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Medium: Carnelian, gold
Dimensions: Diam. of wire 10 cm (3 15/16 in.) ; L. of bead 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); diam. 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1920
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III   
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY