Title: A small inlaid sculpture of a soft-shelled turtle
Object type: Amulet, Turtle, inlaid, soft-shelled
Date: ca. 1991–1802 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Medium: Amethyst, turquoise, lapis-lazuli, carnelian, adhesive
Dimensions: L. 4.7 × W. 3.5 × H. 1.5 cm (1 7/8 × 1 3/8 × 9/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: Said to be from     Northern Upper Egypt Dendera    
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Turtles