Title: Sweret Bead
Object type: Amulet, sweret bead
Date: ca. 2051–1981 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: L. cm. 1.7 (11/16 in); diam. 0.9 cm (3/8 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Mentuhotep II, North Triangular Court, Pit 23 (tattooed woman), on body MMA excavations, 1922–23 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY