String of beads

Unknown

ca. 1981–1295 B.C. · Amethyst · Egyptian Art

These amethyst beads were found in the surface sand, or radim, of the North Pyramid site. When they first arrived at the Museum, they were strung in two groups (15.3.544 and 15.3.545), each 26cm long, and later joined into a single string.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1981–1295 B.C.

Medium

Amethyst

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1915