Sweret Bead

Middle Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 105

The "sweret" is a barrel-shaped bead of carnelian that was an important part of the mummy trappings from the early Middle Kingdom. It was usually worn at the throat and is seen in this position on early anthropoid coffins (see 11.150.15b). Swerets are also found in burials of the New Kingdom (see 126..8.113)

This sweret bead was found in the same tomb with a beautiful "sa" amulet and a wooden box for holding jewelry or cosmetics (25.3.255a–c)

Sweret Bead, Carnelian

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Sweret Bead, Carnelian
Sweret Bead, Carnelian

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