# Bead

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985–1773 BCE)
- Medium: Amethyst
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 1 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm (3/8 × 7/8 × 9/16 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/134649)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0b655219-3962-e8f6-fafc-4055432c94d8/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)