Title: String of beads
Object type: Beads, string
Date: ca. 1878–1840 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret III
Medium: Amethyst, gold
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: Probably from     Memphite Region Dahshur   de Morgan excavations, 1894–95 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY