Title: String of Melon-seed Beads
Object type: Beads, Mellon
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 21 cm (8 1/4 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Malqata Palace of Amenhotep III  MMA excavations, 1910–12 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY