Title: String of beads with scarab
Object type: String of beads with scarab
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Medium: Carnelian, amethyst, garnet, hematite; modern string
Dimensions: L. 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abadiya Cemetery G Tomb G6 EEF excavations 1898–99 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY