Girdle with Cowrie Shells
Unknown Artist
ca. 1850–1700 B. C.
Medium
Electrum over plaster, carnelian, amethyst
Dimensions
L. 66 cm (26 in.); (L. of shells): 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Classification
Girdle
Period
Late Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1913
Accession Number
13.180.11
Rights
Public Domain