Title: A Necklace of four strands of beads and amulets
Object type: Necklace, Myt, Mayet, amulets, wadjet-eye, scarab
Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, early
Medium: Turquoise, amethyst, carnelian, Egyptian blue, faience, silver, plant resin
Dimensions: L. 67 cm (26 3/8 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Tomb of Myt, Temple of Mentuhotep II Pit 18, mummy of Myt MMA excavations, 1921 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY