The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bead or amulet

Period:: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12
Date:: ca. 1950–1804 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb of Nakht (493), south cemetery, Pit 425, MMA 1913–1914
Medium:: Gold, wood, green feldspar, lapis lazuli, jasper and beryl
Dimensions:: l. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number:: 15.3.86

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
See also
What
Metal (59,364)

Gold (12,457)

Wood (7,651)

Chalcedony (2,967)

Amulets (2,475)

Beads (2,117)

Jasper (435)

Lapis lazuli (273)

Beryl (253)

Feldspar (71)
Where
Africa (33,501)

Egypt (29,889)

Mersa Matrûh (3,923)

Al Lisht (3,895)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,709)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,254)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.

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