Title: Bee amulet
Object type: Amulet, bee
Date: ca. 2150–1950 B.C.
Period: Late Old Kingdom–Early Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 8–12
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: H. 1.6 × W. 1.5 × D. 0.4 cm (5/8 × 9/16 × 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Geography: Said to be from     Southern Upper Egypt Aswan (Syene)    
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY