Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Seven beads in the shape of cowrie shells Middle KingdomHaraga
Description
Beads, shaped like cowrie shells. Middle Kingdom, ca. 1887–1750 BC. Silver. Range of each: L. 2.2 to 2.5 cm (7/8 to 1 in.); H. 1.4 to 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); D. 0.7 to 0.9 cm (1/4 to 3/8 in.). From: Cemetery A, Tomb 124, Haraga, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: British School of Archaeology in Egypt excavations, 1913–14. Credit: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2014.
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