Title: Necklace of Graduated Ball Beads
Object type: Necklace, Wah
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Medium: Faience, linen cord
Dimensions: L. of necklace 52 cm (20 1/2 in.); diam. of beads 5.5–9.5 cm (2 3/16–3 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102) Mummy, on chest over sternum MMA excavations, 1920 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY