String of shells
Object type: Shells, string of
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Shells, faience
Dimensions: L. 14 cm (5 1/2 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: Silo 165
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922