Shen amulet of Reniseneb
Object type: Amulet, Shen, Reniseneb
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1810–1700 B.C.
Medium: Gold, carnelian
Dimensions: h. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); th. 0.8 cm (5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif, Birabi
Locale: pit tomb CC 25
Locus: body of Reniseneb
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926