Necklace with shell pendants of Senebtisi
Object type: Necklace, shell pendants, Senebtisi
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–early Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1859–1770 B.C.
Medium: Gold, faience, carnelian, turquoise
Dimensions: L. 27.2 cm (10 11/16 in.); shell: 1.1 × 1 cm (7/16 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 763, burial of Senebtisi
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession year: 1907