Cowrie shell bead
Object type: Bead, cowrie shell
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: l. 1.1 cm (7/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: Double Row of Pits
Locus: Pit 6L.P13
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1924
Accession year: 1924