Shell Amulet
Object type: Amulet, shell
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Old Kingdom
Date: ca. 2649–2100 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: H. 1.4 × W. 1.2 × D. 0.5 cm (9/16 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession year: 1910