Leopard-Head Girdle of Sithathoryunet
Unknown Artist
ca. 1887–1813 B.C.
Medium
Gold, amethyst, diorite pellets (inside)
Dimensions
circumference of girdle: 81 cm (31 7/8 in.) large leopard heads: 4.5 x 1.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1/2 in.) small leopard heads: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.) Diam (amethyst beads): 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Classification
Girdle, Sithathoryunet, leopard head
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
16.1.6
Tags
Leopards