Title: String of Amethyst Ball Beads
Object type: Necklace, beads
Date: ca. 1981–1295 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–18
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 35 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery Debris MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY