String of shells
Object type: Shells, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III
Date: ca. 3650–3100 B.C.
Medium: Shell (marine)
Dimensions: L: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abadiya or Hiw
Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Accession year: 1899