Title: Hepy, String of cowrie shells
Object type: Cowrie shells
Date: ca. 1950–1885 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early-mid
Medium: Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pearl
Dimensions: l. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South tomb west of the tomb of Senwosretankh Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, scattered in front of blocking wall MMA excavations, 1933–34 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY