Cowrie Shell Girdle of Sithathoryunet
Unknown Artist
ca. 1887–1813 B.C.
Medium
Gold, carnelian, feldspar, pellets of copper-silver alloy
Dimensions
L. 84.3 cm (33 3/16 in.) L. (cowrie) 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Classification
Girdle, Sithathoryunet
Period
Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916
Accession Number
16.1.5