String of 21 periwinkle shells
Object type: String of 21 periwinkle shells
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Shell (Marine)
Dimensions: L. 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Old Kingdom Cemetery
Locus: Pit 8
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1930–31
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Accession year: 1934