String of beads and shells
Object type: Beads, shells, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Third Intermediate Period–Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 21–30
Date: ca. 1070–343 B.C.
Medium: shell, blue faience, string
Dimensions: L 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Middle Terrace
Locus: Late Dynastic intrusive burials
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1931
Accession year: 1931