Shell
Object type: Shell
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1802–1640 B.C.
Medium: Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pearl
Dimensions: w. 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1
Locus: Pit 907
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922