Cowrie Shell Girdle of Sithathoryunet
Object type: Girdle, Sithathoryunet
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III
Date: ca. 1887–1813 B.C.
Medium: Gold, carnelian, feldspar, pellets of copper-silver alloy
Dimensions: L. 84.3 cm (33 3/16 in.)
L. (cowrie) 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Fayum Entrance Area Lahun
Locale: Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8)
Locus: Chamber E, box 1
Excavation: BSAE excavations 1914
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916
Accession year: 1916