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