SONY DSCCowrie Shell Girdle of Sithathoryunet, ca. 1887–1813 B.C.
Egyptian, Middle Kingdom
Gold, carnelian, feldspar, pellets of copper-silver alloy, cowrie shells; L. 84.3 cm (33 3/16 in.) L. (cowrie) 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916 (16.1.5)
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/545533Cowrie Shell Girdle of Sithathoryunet (ca. 1887–1813 B.C.). Middle Kingdom. Dynasty 12. Reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III. From Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Accession number: 16.1.5
