Seven beads in the shape of cowrie shells
Object type: Beads, shaped like cowrie shells
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Date: ca. 1887–1750 BC
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Range of each: L. 2.2 to 2.5 cm (7/8 to 1 in.); H. 1.4 to 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); D. 0.7 to 0.9 cm (1/4 to 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Fayum Entrance Area Haraga
Locale: Cemetery A
Locus: Tomb 124
Excavation: British School of Archaeology in Egypt excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2014
Accession year: 2014