Ritual Object Carved in the Shape of a Freshwater Mussel
Object type: Bivavle, clam, mussel, unionid, foundation deposit, Thutmose III
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: L. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Valley of the Kings
Locale: cul-de-sac below the Tomb of Thutmose III (KV 34)
Excavation: Carter/Carnarvon excavations, 1921
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession year: 1932