Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I
Object type: Shell, Senwosret I
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom or later
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret I or later
Date: ca. 1961–1917 B.C. or later
Medium: Shell (Marine), nacre
Dimensions: L. 12.5 × W. 12 cm (4 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid, southeast corner platform
Locus: Pit 378
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Cartouches