Cylinder bead

Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom

ca. 1950–1804 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109

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Title: Cylinder bead
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret III-Amenemhat III
Date: ca. 1950–1804 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb of Nakht (493), south cemetery, Pit 425, MMA excavations, 1913–14
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Object Number: 15.3.87
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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