Title: Wig tube (from a group of three)
Object type: Ornament, Wig tubes
Date: ca. 1878–1840 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret III
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)
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