The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Seweret Bead on Wire

Seweret Bead on Wire

Period:: New Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 18
Reign:: reign of Thutmose III
Date:: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi D, Tomb 1
Medium:: Carnelian, gold Gold
Dimensions:: Greatest diam. 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in)
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.8.114

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 118

Provenance

Purchased in Luxor with other objects presumed to be from western Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb 1, 1921.
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What
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Thebes (10,570)
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2000-1000 B.C. (18,709)
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