Title: Cowrie shell bead
Object type: bead, cowrie form
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); W. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Th. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758) Pit 607 MMA excavations, 1907–08 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY