Title: Shank of a cylinder amulet
Object type: Pendant (?), cylinder amulet,
Date: ca. 1878–1840 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret III
Medium: Gold, turquoise, lapis lazuli, bronze
Dimensions: L. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: Probably from     Memphite Region Dahshur   de Morgan excavations, 1894–95 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY