Cowrie shell bead
Unknown Artist
ca. 1878–1840 B.C.
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
length of shell 3.7 cm (17/16 in)
Classification
Jewelry element, cowrie
Period
Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.7.1338a
Rights
Public Domain