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Cowrie shell bead

Unknown Artist

ca. 1850–1640 B.C.

Cowrie shell bead by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); W. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Th. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)

Classification

bead, cowrie form

Period

Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1909

Accession Number

09.180.1200

Rights

Public Domain

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