String of cowrie shells
Unknown Artist
ca. 1070–343 B.C.
Medium
Cowrie shell
Dimensions
L 47.7 cm (18 3/4 in.)
Classification
Shells, string
Period
Third Intermediate Period–Late Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1931
Accession Number
31.3.113k