Necklace
Object type: Necklace
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C. probably
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: necklace: l. 24 cm (9 7/16 in); shell: l. 1.3 cm (1/2 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery north of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 819
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915