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New Kingdom
This bead in the shape of a date was found near the remains of a small basket inside the coffin of a man named Amenemhat. The basket had been placed near the head of Amenemhat's mummy and seems to have contained more some 400 mostly uninscribed scarabs and a variety of other beads.
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Title: Bead in the Form of a Date (?)
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin, basket, MMA excavations
Medium: Egyptian blue
Dimensions: L. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Diam. 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Object Number: 35.3.26h
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