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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Lentoid Bead
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Lentoid Bead

AAT Object Form/Functionbeads (pierced objects)
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Akhenaten
Date1353-1336 BCE
MediumFaience
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions1/8 x 1/2 in. (0.3 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2008.024.013
ProvenanceSaid to have been excavaged by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), Tel el-Amarna, Egypt. Purchased by MCCM from Julia Schottlander [Tetragon Antiquities], London, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art