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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 1981–1504 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	String of 33 scarab beads
Medium	Carnelian, quartz, porphyry
Dimensions	L. 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 1981–1504 B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Dynasty	Dynasty 12–18
Period	Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Date Range	1981 BC

Provenance

Country

Egypt

From the Dynasty 12–18 era

ca. 2124–1504 B.C.Magic wand

ca. 2100–1650 B.C.Ax head with cynocephalus

ca. 2040–1640 B.C.Falcon amulet

ca. 2040–1640 B.C.Necklace of Ball Beads and a Vase Amulet

ca. 2040–1640 B.C.Horus amulet

ca. 2040–1640 B.C.String of beads

ca. 2040–1802 B.C.Headrest

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 555986