Bead necklace

Bead necklace

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This is a bead necklace.

It is from grave D226 at Abydos. A carnelian bead necklace from the 18th Dynasty cemetery at Abydos. This is said to be one of the objects left in tomb D 226 by tomb robbers, although it is not listed in the excavation report of the finds from the tomb. This is a bead necklace. They are made from a semi-precious stone, carnelian. They are at least 3,300 years old, dating to the 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom (about 1550-1295 BCE).

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