Necklace with “mummy beads” and scarabs

“Five scarabs decorate this necklace, which is strung with tubular faience beads. Egyptologists refer to this type of bead as a ‘mummy bead,’ as mummies were sometimes covered with a netting made of beads of this shape. Certain scarabs on this necklace can be dated to the Second Intermediate Period and the Late Period.” (Jennifer Wegner, label text, “Sacred Adornment: Jewelry as Belief in Ancient Egypt”)