Title: Cornflower Bead
Object type: Bead, cornflower
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Medium: Faience, blue and green
Dimensions: L. 1.2 cm (1/2 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Malqata Palace of Amenhotep III  MMA excavations, 1910–11 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY