Stirng of spiral shells
Object type: Beads, shells
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: L. 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: South Pyramid cemetery
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1933–34
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Accession year: 1934