Sweret Bead on Gold Wire
The "sweret" bead, when first used in the Middle Kingdom, was worn on a string around the neck (see 11.150.15b). Found in the New Kingdom burial of an Egyptian queen, this bead may have been intended to continue in the old practice. In later times, such beads seem to have been strung on wire and slipped around the mummy's arm.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sweret Bead on Gold Wire
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: reign of Thutmose III
- Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III
- Medium: Carnelian, gold
- Dimensions: Diam. of wire 10 cm (3 15/16 in.) ; L. of bead 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); diam. 1 cm (3/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 26.8.113
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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